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Publications Sep 9, 2021
California’s Crime Rate Falls to a Record Low in 2020, High Reliance on Incarceration not Linked to Lower Crime
A new report finds that California’s crime rate declined amid several major criminal justice reforms.
Publications Aug 25, 2021
Crime trends and violence worse in California’s Republican-voting counties than Democratic-voting counties
California’s Republican-voting counties exceed Democratic counties in homicide and other violent death, reported crime, criminal arrest, drug and alcohol death, gun death, and incarceration rates.
Publications Jul 28, 2021
CJCJ’s Detention Diversion Advocacy Program (DDAP) significantly reduces youth recidivism
A brand-new evaluation of CJCJ’s DDAP finds that participation in this model diversion program cuts a youth’s risk of further juvenile justice system involvement.
Publications Jun 29, 2021
New Report: California Urban Crime Declined in 2020 Amid Social and Economic Upheaval
In 2020, a year defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, the crime rate in California’s 72 largest cities declined by an average of 7 percent, falling to a historic low level.
COVID-19 cases inside the Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) increased sevenfold in July. Now, another dangerous outbreak is putting youth at risk.