Today is April 20, 2010, also known as 4/20.  Many consider today an unofficial holiday: National Marijuana Day.

Since today is 4/20, the Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice (CJCJ) thought no other day would be more appropriate to educate people on the fiscal and legal implications of legalizing marijuana in California.

Listen to Daniel Macallair, Executive Director of the Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice, speak on the Juvenile Mental Health Outlook on KCBS

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The San Francisco Public Defender’s Office and the Pacific Juvenile Defender Association staged their yearly juvenile justice roundtable on Friday, November  7.   The conference was well attended by juvenile public defenders and defense counsel from around California.   I was asked to speak on the topic of presenting incarceration alternatives at disposition hearings.

Welcome to the Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice's newly developed Policy Center.  This page will predominantly serve as a posting board for updates and current news in the fields of juvenile and criminal justice.  Postings will be made by experts in the field, to include our various Directors and Senior Research Fellows.  This