Increasingly, experts are recognizing that the best way to improve public safety is to rely less on state correctional institutions for treating youth offenders, and more on the dynamic therapeutic approach delivered at the county level.
Brown’s budget revives a killed bill that requires state parole, rather than community supervision, for certain people who have suffered from mental illness.
Newsroom May 24, 2013
OP-ED: Opening Our Eyes to Uncomfortable Truths
…when we take into account the level of poverty, kids don’t commit crimes at a higher rate than adults. Take a few seconds and read the previous sentence again.
CJCJ’s California Sentencing Institute (CASI) released its 2011 data today, providing a statewide baseline of county practices prior to, and in the initial stages of, AB 109 implementation.
A discussion of Santa Cruz County’s low use of incarceration, unique offender demographic, and what is needed for a tailored approach to local crime.