The new Get In Chicago partnership is raising tens of millions of dollars to “tackle juvenile violence” and wants “fresh approaches.” Our first suggestion: stop tackling “juvenile violence” and start tackling “violence.”
Blog Feb 11, 2014
Only Certain Young Victims Matter
Americans fixate on the 5% of killings that involve youthful gunmen and/or mass shooters and ignore the other 95%. Unfortunately, we largely dismiss the 99% of rapes that do not involve young perpetrators and social media.
California Progress Report features an Op-ed by Senior Research Fellow, Mike Males, discussing CJCJ’s January 2014 report on Realignment and crime.
Newsroom Feb 7, 2014
Conflicting Reports
The North Coast Journal references CJCJ’s new Realignment report that finds no direct connection between Realignment and violent crime rates.
Newsroom Feb 6, 2014
Don’t Blame Realignment for Crime Spike
Beyond Chron highlights a new CJCJ report on the impact of Realignment on California’s crime rates.