Overview
Direct Services
Juvenile Justice System Services
Adult Justice System Services
Other Services
Organizational Status

Overview
Established in 1985 as the Western Regional Office of the National Center on Institutions and Alternatives (NCIA), the Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice (CJCJ) is a nonprofit nonpartisan organization promoting a balanced and humane criminal justice system through the provision of direct services, technical assistance, and policy analysis.  CJCJ maintains a professional staff with diverse backgrounds and expertise. Our senior staff members possess over 30 years of experience in the criminal and juvenile justice field that includes program operations, policy development and analysis, technical assistance, nonprofit management, program evaluation, and organizational reform.  Headquartered in San Francisco, with a regional office in the District of Columbia, CJCJ is among the leading criminal justice agencies in the nation.  

Direct Services
In the past 20 years, CJCJ has pioneered some of the most innovative programs in the country for youth and adult offenders.  These programs range from our nationally recognized Detention Diversion Advocacy Program for high risk juvenile offenders to our Supportive Living Program for adult parolees with histories of substance abuse.  With our creative approaches to offender services, CJCJ is setting the standard for promoting safer communities.

Adjudication
Disposition Case Planning
For over 20 years, CJCJ offers specialized disposition assistance and case planning for high risk and special needs youth in the juvenile justice system. Assistance includes the development of placement options and specialized services.  Over the past 20 years CJCJ has provided assistance to juvenile courts in over 500 cases throughout California and the nation.  

Post Disposition Services
Comprehensive Wraparound Services
CJCJ has worked with the San Francisco Juvenile Probation Department and Department of Public Health and other city and nonprofit agencies to develop a wraparound program for youths who would otherwise be committed to residential or institutional placement.  Utilizing blended funding sources, the program combines intensive case management with mental health services.

Parole and Reentry Services
Independent Living Program (ILP) Washington, DC
CJCJ’s Independent Living Program (ILP) was established in the District of Columbia as the first of a kind reentry program for high risk youths (ages 18-21) released from the Oakhill Youth Correctional Facility.  The program places youths with histories of serious delinquency and/or mental illness in furnished apartments scattered around the District where they can begin building the necessary skills for independent living.  While in the program, youths receive around the clock supervision by a roving team of case managers and case monitors.  In addition, each youth receives a full case plan that includes clinical services, education, work experience, life skills, and transition planning.  

Adult Justice System Services

Pretrial
Supervised Misdemeanor Release Program (SMRP)
SMRP was initiated in 1987 with the San Francisco Sheriff's Department to address jail overcrowding.  SMRP's mission is to demonstrate that a jail population group, previously considered unlikely to return to court, can be released pretrial on a promise to appear and successfully return to court.  SMRP focuses on people held in custody on misdemeanor bench warrants who maybe homeless, mentally ill, or substance abusers.  Program staff identify, screen, interview and check references for all eligible misdemeanants and submit recommendations for release to the court.  If the court accepts the release recommendation, SMRP staff monitor the offender's court compliance until the case is disposed.

Sentencing
Sentencing Service Program (SSP)
The Sentencing Service Program, established in 1985, provides expert analysis and assistance on a variety of pre-trial, pre-plea, sentencing, and early release issues related to individual criminal cases. Over the past 20 years, CJCJ staff has developed over 1000 sentencing reports and recommendations in complex and high profile adult and juvenile cases.   CJCJ’s sentencing services are available to judges, defense attorneys, probation departments, and district attorney offices.

Post Sentencing/Probation Services
No Violence Alliance (NoVA)
NoVA started as a pilot project in October of 2006 and has since blossomed into a model reentry program for violent offenders.  NoVA is a collaborative effort between the San Francisco Sheriff’s Department, CJCJ, and a number of community-based organizations.  Through NoVA, violent offenders receive violence prevention services and housing support through case management and transitional/residential housing.  Clients served primarily come from San Francisco’s highest risk neighborhoods.

Intensive Supervised Probation Program (ISP)
In May 2003, CJCJ established the ISP program to promote alternatives to jail confinement for probation violators.  The program has demonstrated that a certain percentage of probationers can be entrusted with the opportunity to make productive use of non-incarcerative sanctions as an alternative to revocation and prison.  Under the supervision of CJCJ staff, clients are linked with various case management services such as educational, vocational, and medical services.  Additionally, clients are often enrolled in substance abuse treatment programs.

Reentry/Parole Services
Supportive Living Program (SLP)
Started in 1992, SLP is part of the Bay Area Services Network, funded by the state Department of Corrections to reduce the number of state parolees returning to prison for parole violation.  SLP provides drug and alcohol treatment services for 16 participants, housed in 2 residential San Francisco neighborhoods for up to 180 days.  Case managers work with clients to develop individualized treatment plans to address their specific psychological and social needs.  An addiction severity tool helps to properly assess client treatment.  Case plans typically include participation in education, employment, vocational training, family reunification, mental health, post-release housing, and life skills training. 

Other Services
In addition to CJCJ’s model direct service programs, CJCJ provides technical assistance, public education, policy research in the fields of juvenile and criminal justice, and one of the first academic criminal justice journals online.

Technical Assistance
CJCJ provides technical assistance to counties and states in regards to what methods to use to reduce the number of adults or juveniles they incarcerate.  CJCJ has performed such work nationwide, in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Santa Cruz, Sonoma, and Sacramento counties, in addition to the states of Arizona, Hawaii, Maryland, Oregon, and Minnesota, and in the District of Columbia, Washington.  Additionally, CJCJ has the experience to provide contracted case management services to state and county correctional systems seeking reduction of their institutional populations.  Intensive case management has proven effective with both pre-trial detention and post-disposition institutional populations.  This service can be provided directly or in partnership with local agencies.

Public Education
CJCJ’s public education work involves submitting articles to periodicals, speaking to groups, speaking on television and radio talk shows, and responding to inquiries by the press and other interested parties.  CJCJ promotes a more balanced and effective criminal justice system through its public education efforts.  

Policy Research
Throughout its history, CJCJ has conducted premier research and policy analysis promoting more effective approaches to criminal and juvenile justice policies.  CJCJ has published numerous reports on topics ranging from juvenile justice reform to analyses of drug policy enforcement.  CJCJ was the first organization to issue a comprehensive analysis on the impact of legally enforced curfews on youth crime rates and one of the first to report on the impact of California’s “three-strikes” law on crime rates.  Such CJCJ reports inform public debate and influence policy makers in key areas.  By working in partnership with all major criminal justice stakeholders including legislators, correctional administrators, district attorney offices, defender advocates, community-based organizations, and civil rights groups, CJCJ plays a leadership role in building a broad consensus on policy options.

Justice Policy Journal
The Justice Policy Journal (JPJ) is a joint publication of the Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice and the San Francisco State University’s Department of Criminal Justice Studies. As one of the first online criminal justice journals with contributions from renowned scholars, it is quickly becoming among the most widely read and discussed journals in the field.  The Justice Policy Journal provides an international forum for researchers and policymakers to examine current justice issues and promote innovative policy solutions in a web based format that maintains the standards of an academic publication.  The journal is available online at www.cjcj.org/justice_policy_journal.

Organizational Status
The Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice (CJCJ) is a nationally renowned non-profit organization that, since its establishment in 1985, has produced some of the most innovative programs and services in the criminal and juvenile justice field.  CJCJ employs a staff of 25-30 and has an annual budget of approximately $2,200,000 with offices in San Francisco, CA and Washington, DC.  The agency’s seven member Board of Directors oversees the Executive Director who oversees the agency’s operations, budget, and staff.  CJCJ’s key personnel are listed below.