Sentencing Service Program
Program Description
Juvenile Placement Manual
SSP Slide Show
Program Case Statistics
Trainings and Presentations
Contact Information
Program Description
For more than two decades, the Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice Sentencing Service Program (SSP) has provided technical assistance to courts, counsel, and correctional personnel throughout the state and nationwide. In addition to researching and testifying on the current state of California’s Division of Juvenile Justice facilities, SSP staff also develop sentencing, fitness, and disposition reports for individuals facing criminal sanctions. Reports are prepared using information gathered from defendants, their families, friends, teachers, colleagues, and other supports and includes extensive social history, family input, educational and vocational goals, and planning, as well as recommendations for possible placement.
The Sentencing Service Program was developed in 1985 to ensure that appropriate information is discovered and shared with the courts during the sentencing phase. The reports serve to provide counsel, the court, and probation with a more complete picture of the defendant, whose background, goals, illnesses, and other issues may have been neglected throughout the criminal process.
Juvenile Placement Manual 
To assist all participants in the important task of determining an appropriate placement for juvenile offenders, the Sentencing Service Program first released its Juvenile Placement Manual in 2002. The manual proved itself to be a valuable tool for defense counsel, prosecutors, and probation as it contained information about juvenile placement options throughout California and the nation. After five years of successfully circulating the manual, CJCJ recognized a need to update information and include additional resources. After six months of extensive research and many phone calls, CJCJ is pleased to announce the release of its second Juvenile Placement Manual.
The manual contains information on over 200 alternative placement options for juvenile offenders. Every placement listing describes services offered, rate classification level, gender, number of beds, and contact information. The manual is divided into Northern and Southern California placement options, and includes a special index on placements specializing in the treatment of juvenile sex offenders.
CJCJ is pleased to offer its Juvenile Placement Manual for purchase as a bound copy for $20 per copy, including postage. Please contact SSP Director, Catherine McCracken for purchase. See below for contact information.
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Executive Director Daniel Macallair has written numerous comprehensive articles on sentencing issues. The History of the Pre-Sentence Investigation explores the origins of one of the most influential documents in criminal sentencing. Proof of Facts is the leading resource on the role of sentencing experts in criminal proceedings. Disposition Case Advocacy is an in-depth look at San Francisco's approach to de-institutionalization of the criminal justice system.
Program Case Statistics
Below is various demographic information for clients served through CJCJ’s SSP during the 2007-2008 fiscal year.
| Total Cases | 25 |
|---|---|
| Juvenile Cases | 19 |
| Adult Cases | 6 |
Gender
All SSP cases during fiscal year 2007-2008 served male clients.
Race
Age
Counties Served
Alameda San Francisco
Contra Costa San Joaquin
Cook County, IL Santa Clara
Humboldt Santa Cruz
LA Shasta
Riverside Yolo
San Diego
Trainings and Presentations
Below is a list of trainings and presentations conducted during fiscal year 2007-2008.
2nd Annual Safe Communities and Reentry Council Summit
September 19, 2007
Panel Member: Daniel Macallair, MPA, CJCJ’s Executive Director
Panel Title: Inside and Out: Increasing Access to Appropriate Services and Resources
San Francisco Bar Association Training: “Defending a 707 Proceeding and Preparing for Dispositions in Complex Juvenile Delinquency Case”
September 28, 2007
Presenters:
- Dayle Carlson, Sentencing Consultant
- Daniel Macallair, MPA, CJCJ’s Executive Director
- John Shields, Ph.D, Forensic Psychologist
- Kiana Keihani, Ph.D, Forensic Psychologist
Juvenile Justice Reform: Forty Years After Gault at University of Berkeley
October 26-27, 2007
Panel Member: Daniel Macallair, MPA, CJCJ’s Executive Director
Panel Title: Alternatives to Incarceration
Little Hoover Commission Public Hearing
November 15, 2007
Witness: Daniel Macallair, MPA, CJCJ’s Executive Director
Western Society of Criminology: “Social Justice: Informing Evidence-Based Policy and Planning”
February 14-16, 2008
Panel Member: Daniel Macallair, MPA, CJCJ’s Executive Director
Panel Title: Juvenile Justice Reform in California II “Implementing SB-81: Creating Model Interventions at the County Level”
To learn more about SSP, please contact:
Catherine McCracken M.S., SSP Director
Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice
440 9th Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
Tel: (415) 621-5661 ext. 309
Fax: (415) 621-5466
Email: ssp@cjcj.org
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PrintThanks to our interns
The Sentencing Service Program would like to thank and commend our summer 2008 interns Diana Talbot, Jessica White, and Steve Taka for their dedication and hard work.