Girls growing up face hurdles concerning gender identity and this bears directly to what they face upon entering the juvenile justice system.
Articles on the nexus between immigration and criminal justice, disproportionate justice-involvement among the American Indian population, and modern developments in prison architecture and design.
Blog Mar 25, 2014
San Francisco’s Sheriff implements Obamacare
Sheriff Mirkarimi discusses his plans to implement the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in San Francisco.
Mar 24, 2014
Whatever Happened to the Ad War on Drugs?
CJCJ’s Mike Males is featured in Advertising Age and highlights the problems with commercials created by Partnership at Drugfree.org
Brian Goldstein, CJCJ’s Policy Analyst, provides testimony to the Assembly Select Committee on Justice Reinvestment on March 18, 2014.
Blog Mar 18, 2014
Asm. Ammiano: “We can’t punish them into success”
Today, the state Assembly Select Committee on Justice Reinvestment held a hearing on juvenile justice reform. The experts unanimously emphasized data collection and use in decision making.
Mar 13, 2014
California’s Radical De-Incarceration Experiment
Mike Males discusses California’s deincarceration movement in the California Progress Report.
Blog Mar 11, 2014
Two Roadmaps for Reform
California’s 2014 legislative session has started and policymakers are considering ways to develop comprehensive public safety policy. Recent reports by the Legislative Analysts Office and Little Hoover Commission provide a necessary roadmap for the state.
Senior Research Fellow Mike Males explores youth development, behavior, and prejudice in an Op-ed featured in the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange.
In partnership with the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office, CJCJ operates the Legal Advocacy Education Program (LEAP) to help at-risk youth obtain educational success.
Senate Bill 838, “Audrie’s Law” would expand the ability of prosecutors to unilaterally charge youth as adults. Is this another example of knee-jerk policy?
Mar 7, 2014
LEAP TEAM TO RECEIVE GOOD GOVERNMENT AWARD
CJCJ’s LEAP program receives 34th annual Good Government award on March 11, 2014. The LEAP team includes CJCJ’s Board member Patti Lee and LEAP Advocate Marc Babus.