CJCJ researches the root causes of crime and other social issues. We examine broader social conditions such as poverty, racial, ethnic, and geographic disparities. Our work promotes policies that address these causes. This creates a healthy and equitable society for all. History has repeatedly demonstrated that incarceration is not a sustainable, long-term solution to public safety. Here are CJCJ’s research findings on legislation aimed to influence incarceration, community safety, and public policy.
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Publications Oct 1, 1996
From Classrooms to Cell Blocks: How Prison Building Affects Higher Education & African American Enrollment in CA
From Classrooms to Cell Blocks: How Prison Building Affects Higher Education & African American Enrollment in CA
Publications Feb 1, 1996
Young African American and the Criminal Justice System in California: Five Years Later
Follow up on the 1990 study shows that the general plight of people of color, particualrly young black males, has deteriorated.
At the cost of approximately $21,000 per year, California is spent $105 million per year to imprison shoplifters. This study examines whether it impacted crime rates.
This study shows that homicide rates are at best uneffected by capital punishent in California.
Publications Nov 1, 1994
Transforming California’s Prisons into Expensive Old Age Homes for Felons: Enormous Hidden Costs and Consequences for California’s Taxpayers
Given the high costs to house elderly inmates in prison, and their low likelihood of reoffending, the public safety benefits of long sentences are called into question.