The Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice mourns the passing of Jeff Adachi, San Francisco’s Public Defender.
This year, CJCJ and Motivating Individual Leadership for Public Advancement (MILPA) were proud to bring together 15 justice reform leaders for the 2018 fellowship.
Blog Feb 13, 2019
Fewer California youth are getting arrested, but those arrested face more consequences
As youth arrests plummet in California, falling 76 percent from 2007 – 17, the proportion of arrested youth subjected to court action has skyrocketed.
Blog Jan 24, 2019
Healing Communities through Restorative Justice
In the Bay Area and beyond, bringing together the community in a constructive way produces better chances for healing people who are most vulnerable and most impacted by the justice system.
CJCJ Senior Research Fellow Mike Males investigates claims that incarceration reduces crimes by taking a deeper look at California’s crime and imprisonment trends among various age demographics.