Blog Aug 27, 2013
Four ways to better manage jail bed space
Under Realignment some counties, in which the local justice systems rely heavily on incarceration, are putting extra pressure on their sheriffs to manage their burgeoning jail populations safely. A new fact sheet by CJCJ, suggests four jail population management strategies that could help sheriffs and other justice stakeholders to address these challenges.
Realignment creates an opportunity for local jursdictions to implement community-based interventions for individuals who have been charged with non-serious, non-sexual, and non-violent offenses.
Blog Aug 22, 2013
Programs for Girls in Juvenile Justice
Despite years of research showing that girls require a special kind of programming, here remains a lack of innovative, effective programs for girls in trouble.
Unofficial notes from the meeting, taken by CJCJ’s Brian Goldstein.
Blog Aug 21, 2013
Guns, a Reign of Terror, Part II
This is a continuation of my previous blog on a book by Tom Diaz called “The Last Gun.”
Blog Aug 20, 2013
The Unnecessary Detention of Undocumented Youth
The intersection of the immigration and juvenile justice systems hampers reform efforts and denies appropriate treatment to undocumented youth.
Fact Sheet on law enforcement responses to ICE hold requests for youth in California, Oct. 2009 to Feb. 2013.
Aug 19, 2013
Op-ed: The myth of youthful drug offenders
An Op-ed by Senior Research Fellow, Mike Males, featured in Reuters on August 19, 2013.
Unofficial notes from the meeting, taken by CJCJ’s Brian Goldstein.
Blog Aug 15, 2013
Why the Gigantic, Decades-Long Drop in Black Youth Crime Threatens Major Interests
How can such an encouraging development as a massive drop in youth crime be treated as such bad news that no one will even talk about it? It’s worse than that: politicians, crime lobbies, and the news media needs black youths to be murderous thugs.
Blog Aug 15, 2013
Guns: a Reign of Terror
In his latest book, Tom Diaz, a former gun enthusiast and an ex-member of the National Rifle Association, the first chapter is appropriately called “A Reign of Terror.” How true this is, as the data he presents show.
Statistical bigotry is just bigotry. Though selectively applied to create fear toward young black men, it can be used to stigmatize any group in society, as illustrated here.