Mar 30, 2012
The violent black youth myth
The violent black youth myth Politico, March 27, 2012
The Myth of the Young, Black Male: A More Subtle Racism Juvenile Justice Information Exchange, March 30, 2012
Commentary: Americans Are Tired of Innocent Black Men Being Targeted by Bigots BET National News, March 30, 2012
Did you attend the hearings?
On Wednesday March 28th, the Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Public Safety heard testimony on Governor Brown’s proposal to close California’s remaining youth correctional facilities. The Legislative Analyst’s Office, Department of Finance, and California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation presented preliminary testimony, while CJCJ, the Ella Baker Center, Chief Probation Officers of California, and Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office provided additional testimony in a second…
SJSU justice studies department celebrates new human rights minor at inaugural event Spartan Daily, March 21, 2012
Mar 26, 2012
Correcting youth corrections in California
Correcting youth corrections in California KALW News, March 21, 2012
On Thursday, the Senate Budget Subcommittee on Public Safety heard testimony on Governor Brown’s proposal to close California’s remaining youth correctional facilities and shift supervision of the remaining 985 youth to the county-level. Strong public testimony was offered by the Department of Finance, the Legislative Analysts Office, the Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice (CJCJ), and the Commonweal Foundation arguing for complete juvenile realignment from a variety of angles. Dan…
San Jose State University (SJSU)‘s Justice Studies Department is kicking off their new Human Rights minor with a series of Human Rights panel discussions. The first is Wednesday, March 21st , 2012 from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm at the Student Union, Barrett Ballroom. Entitled Hip Hop, Social Justice and the War on Drugs , this event will be an eclectic mixture of music, culture, and policy featuring the following panelists: ~ Selena Teji, J.D., Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice (CJCJ) ~…
Blog Mar 20, 2012
School Discipline and the Prison Pipeline
A New York Times story cites research by the Department of Education that concludes that “Although black students made up only 18 percent of those enrolled in the schools sampled, they accounted for 35 percent of those suspended once, 46 percent of those suspended more than once and 39 percent of all expulsions” during the 2009/2010 school year, based upon national data. Not surprisingly the story drew more than 400 comments from readers. A few readers asked the very important question of…
A March 1st SF Chronicle article highlighted recent comments made in Washington D.C. by retiring SF State President Robert Corrigan about California’s excessive prison spending and annual cuts to higher education. He noted that, “California is spending nearly as much money on prisons ($8.7 billion, or 9.45 percent of its budget), as it does on all of higher education ($9.3 billion, or 10.1 percent of its budget)”. Looking at just the UC’s and CSU’s, the state spends less than half ($4.6…
Blog Mar 13, 2012
School-to-prison pipeline [video]
CJCJ’s Senior Research Fellow, Randall Shelden, discusses the school-to-prison pipeline in this video blog. He notes, “dropping out should be seen as a process, not an event.” His most recent publication blends theory, research, and applications into a superb overview of the complex issues surrounding juvenile delinquency and society’s attempts to address juvenile crime: Randall G. Shelden. (2011). Delinquency and Juvenile Justice in American Society, 2nd ed. Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press .…