CJCJ in the News Mar 17, 2016
CJCJ in the news: The Davis Vanguard highlights CJCJ’s Prop. 47 report
The Davis Vanguard reviews CJCJ’s new Prop. 47 report analyzing the initiatives effect on crime.
CJCJ Executive Director Daniel Macallair writes an op-ed in the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange (JJIE) on how California’s plummeting youth crime rates creates an opportunity for more substantive reform
Publications Mar 15, 2016
New Report! Is Proposition 47 to Blame for California’s 2015 Increase in Urban Crime?
A new CJCJ report by Mike Males finds no obvious effects associated with Prop. 47 that would be expected if the reform measure had produced a consistent impact on crime.
Mike Males writes an op-ed for the Los Angeles Times showing that the implementation of these “protective” laws actually disrupt positive youth trends.
Voice of America highlights Mike Males’s finding that Native Americans are disparately likely to be killed by law enforcement.
In article written for the Washington Monthly, CJCJ’s Mike Males points out major changes in crime trends and asks why they are being ignored by criminal justice interest groups.
Mother Jones focuses on Mike Males research regarding the detrimental effects of childhood lead poisoning on crime trends.
Newly proposed legislation would preserve access to in-person visitation, strengthen juvenile data collection, and involve law enforcement officers in diversion.
After the 2002 lawsuit against DJJ was dismissed on February 25, 2016, CJCJ urges youth California to avoid repeating mistakes of the past.
The San Francisco Training Partnership case manager highlights employment needs of formerly incarcerated people.
Feb 29, 2016
February News from CJCJ!
Sierra Health Foundation’s Speaker Series features Daniel Macallair; New CJCJ collaborative offers reentry services after federal prison; and Daily Journal interviews Daniel Macallair about the future of DJJ.
Feb 27, 2016
Closing California’s Division of Juvenile Facilities: An Analysis of County Institutional Capacity
A review of how juvenile justice realignment has mad closing DJF possible.