Nov 22, 2012
Crime, early releases rise as law enforcement scrambles to deal with prison realignment plan
Crime, early releases rise as law enforcement scrambles to deal with prison realignment plan Hanford Sentinel, November 21, 2012
California Youth Crime Plunge Challenges Conventional Thinking Juvenile Justice Information Exchange, November 21, 2012
On November 17, 2012, CJCJ Senior Research Fellow Randall G. Shelden presented at the American Society of Criminology Annual Conference in Chicago, IL. In the session titled The Politics of Punishment and Correction , Professor Shelden discussed his comparison of corporate crime to gang activity. Please access his PowerPoint presentation attached below. In addition, Professor Shelden has written about this issue extensively on CJCJ’s blog, in a series entitled Is Wall Street a gang? …
California is a very diverse state, with 58 counties potentially acting as “laboratories” of policy innovation in the field of juvenile justice. County and state-level practitioners, and policy makers can learn from these successes and model similar programs in their respective jurisdictions. However, these same counties also vary in their ability to address complex pressing challenges, specifically as relates to youth offenders. County-level data-analysis is a necessary building block in…
Monterey County youth arrests down, but incarceration up Monterey Herald, November 15, 2012
Yesterday, CJCJ launched its California juvenile justice interactive map , displaying a plethora of data regarding local youth arrest and confinement practices by county. This is particularly pertinent given that California’s statewide trends are so extraordinary: Youth crime in California is at its lowest level since statewide statistics were first compiled in 1954. The county-by-county data paint a more nuanced picture of juvenile justice in California. Among its 58 counties, the…
“Crossover Youth”: The Intersection of Child Welfare & Juvenile Justice Juvenile Justice Information Exchange, November 15, 2012
Blog Nov 14, 2012
Washington’s and Colorado’s marijuana legalization schemes are no model for California
Though widely celebrated by progressive drug-policy reform groups, Colorado’s Amendment 64 and Washington state’s Initiative 502 approved by voters “to regulate marijuana like alcohol” represent discriminatory approaches Californians should not emulate. In fact, California ‘s current marijuana regulation design under SB 1449 is better than offered by Colorado or Washington . In particular, Washington’s marijuana legalization framework is flawed, containing several provisions that…
Nov 14, 2012
NEW: juvenile justice interactive map
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 14, 2012 CJCJ’s California Sentencing Institute releases the juvenile justice interactive map , includes county-by-county data visualizations San Francisco, CA : Today CJCJ launched its new juvenile justice interface for the California Sentencing Institute (CASI) . The new juvenile justice map features interactive filters, county comparisons, geographic visualizations, and fully downloadable datasets. Please explore the new juvenile justice map at…
Several weeks ago, I represented CJCJ at the Second Annual Conference on Public Safety Realignment . The conference was sponsored by the Joint Training Partnership of the California State Association of Counties (CSAC), California State Sheriffs’ Association (CSSA) and Chief Probation Officers of California (CPOC). Over 600 law enforcement stakeholders were in attendance, representing Community Corrections Partnerships from the majority of the counties across California. Staff from the…
The voters have spoken. Not only did they re-elect Barack Obama but in two states — Colorado and Washington — possession of small quantities of marijuana was legalized. A clear message to the federal government to back off. At the same time California voters sent another message: the current “strike 3 and you’re out” law is way too harsh. The measures I‑502 in Washington and Amendment 64 in Colorado was the culmination of about a half century of efforts to bring some sanity to…
Unofficial notes from the Nov. 8, 2012 meeting, taken by CJCJ’s Brian Heller de Leon.