CJCJ’s California Sentencing Institute (CASI) interactive map now shows annual criminal and juvenile justice statistics for 2009 – 2016.
CJCJ Policy Analyst Maureen Washburn authors an Op-Ed in the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange (JJIE) about California’s proposed minimum age law to protect young children from the negative lifelong impacts of prosecution in the juvenile justice system.
Youth Justice Mentoring participant makes strides in work and school, JCRU models effective aftercare for Santa Clara County, and CJCJ pushes the state budget to better serve California’s youth.
CJCJ in the News Mar 25, 2018
Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Arrests for Drug Possession After California Proposition 47, 2011 – 2016
The American Journal of Public Health (AJPH) highlights key research by CJCJ’s Mike Males and Lizzie Buchen, which examines five states following the passage of marijuana reform policies.
An estimated 8 million individuals in California have criminal records. Increasing access to employment can lessen the negative impacts of justice system contact and benefit communities across the state.