Save the Date: November 17, 2011 . CJCJ Executive Director Daniel Macallair will be speaking at California’s Prisons: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly , hosted by Capitol Weekly and the University of California. The full-day conference will feature four panel discussions centered on the challenges of California’s penal system and correctional issues. Other speakers include: Don Novey, former head of the California Correctional Peace Officers Association; Jim Gomez, former state prisons director…
The International Drug Policy Reform Conference is a biennial event that brings together people from around the world who believe that the war on drugs is doing more harm than good. It brings together over 1,000 attendees representing 30 different countries. Senior Research Fellow, Mike Males, will be presenting at the panel, Connecting Juvenile Justice and Drug Policy Reform: Opportunities and Challenges Ahead , on Friday, Nov. 4 at 3:45 pm to 5:15 pm in Room San Gabriel A, Lobby Level. For…
To Curb Juvenile Crime and Violence, Oakland Debates Teen Curfew Bay Citizen, October 4, 2011
Blog Oct 4, 2011
Annie E. Casey Foundation: No place for kids
Today, the Annie E. Casey Foundation released their newest publication, No Place for Kids: The Case for Reducing Juvenile Incarceration . It presents a fresh review of juvenile justice in America, and makes future recommendations for improving the system. Highlights include: ~ Roughly 60,500 youths in America are confined in correctional facilities (according to a 2007 census, and not including youths confined temporarily in detention centers). ~ Two of every five confined youths are…
The Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice is looking to fill the following positions for our adult criminal justice and juvenile justice programs: Adult Criminal Justice Vacancies: Part-time case manager for the No Violence Alliance (NoVA) Project Juvenile Justice Vacancies: Wrap-around rehabilitation counselor for the Wrap-around Program (Wrap) Clinical case manager for the Placement Diversion Reentry Program (PDRP) Interested parties are encouraged to review the below attachments with…
Publications Oct 1, 2011
Renewing Juvenile Justice Poster
Renewing Juvenile Justice Poster
Publications Oct 1, 2011
Money Talks [audio]
Money Talks By Randall G. Shelden, Ph.D. & Selena Teji, J.D. Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice A political interest group is a group of individuals whose aim is to affect public policy decisions based on their common activities. This four-minute broadcast introduces listeners to the criminal justice special interest group landscape in California, highlighting key players and the strategies they employ to promote their agenda in California’s criminal justice policymaking. …
Publications Oct 1, 2011
It’s all business [audio]
It’s all business By Selena Teji, J.D. Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice This short broadcast discusses the role lobbying firms play in exacerbating the current prison crisis in California. Listen here If you would like to learn more about this issue, please visit our Interest Groups and Criminal Justice Policy page found under the public education tab on our homepage: $1cjcj.org/Policy-analysis/Political-Landscape.html$4
Publications Oct 1, 2011
California Sentencing Practices, 2009
California Sentencing Practices, 2009
The Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice is looking to fill the following positions for our juvenile justice services: Wrap-around rehab counselor http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/npo/2668939879.html Clinical case manager http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/npo/2668931315.html Interested parties are encouraged to click on the appropriate link(s) above and apply through the process. Good luck.
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) selected CJCJ to present at the OJJDP’s 2011 National Conference for Children’s Justice and Safety on October 12 – 14! The Poster Session will feature presentations of recent program initiatives, research findings, and other information of interest to the juvenile justice, delinquency prevention, and victimization prevention communities. CJCJ’s Deputy Director Dinky Manek Enty and Sierra Health Foundation’s Matt Cervantes will…
Sep 30, 2011
CJCJ Newsletter — Juvenile Justice, Nationally
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