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 .…
Mar 12, 2012
Hundreds of Kids Arrested on an Unproven Hunch
Hundreds of Kids Arrested on an Unproven Hunch Voice of San Diego, March 11, 2012
CJCJ has released an addendum to its February 2012 report entitled, Charging Youths as Adults in California: A county by county analysis of prosecutorial direct file practices . The purpose of the…
Blog Mar 8, 2012
And the rich get richer
Here’s some news that should surprise no one: the richest 1% made out just fine during the last decade. For everyone else, well, let us all eat our foreclosures and our life savings! This news comes from a brand new study by a noted expert in the area (who has written about this subject many times), Emmanuel Saez. His report can be found here . It is a short report and if you look at Table 1 you will find this statement at the bottom: “For example, from 2002 to 2007, average real family…
The San Francisco Youth Commission and Police Commission are uniting on March 7, 2012 to hold a “Hearing on youth-police interactions.” The hearing will be held in City Hall, Board of Supervisors Legislative Chambers, Room 250 at 6:00 pm. RSVP required. See attached flyer for more details. CJCJ Executive Director Daniel Macallair will discuss San Francisco’s juvenile crime trends at the hearing. His handouts can be found here: ~ San Francisco youth crime at record low ~…
Mar 4, 2012
Group Supports Local Juvenile Justice Focus
Group Supports Local Juvenile Justice Focus KRON 4 Weekend News, March 4, 2012
If you missed CJCJ’s Communications Specialist Selena Teji discussing rational and effective juvenile justice realignment strategies last week on the radio, you can still go to KQED’s archived link to “Phasing Out Juvenile Justice ” to catch up on the conversation. But make sure you do not miss her again; watch Selena’s presentation this weekend on KRON 4 and learn all about CJCJ’s juvenile justice realignment recommendations. Tune in to KRON 4 at 8:15am Sunday…
Humboldt County’s Probation Department is leading the way in utilizing innovative funding streams for serving California’s highest-risk, highest-need youthful offenders. The department utilizes innovating funding streams in their New Horizons program to provide mental health in-facility and aftercare treatment in a way that puts rehabilitation at the center of their department’s mission. From Humboldt’s County Probation Deptartment’s website : New Horizons, an intensive…
Publications Mar 1, 2012
San Francisco Youth Crime at Record Low
San Francisco Youth Crime at Record Low