Newsroom Jan 28, 2013
A look at Bill Bratton’s crime rate track record
With the City of Oakland now bringing in a big name lawman to help fight crime — we have a look at his track record.
Newsroom Jan 26, 2013
Realignment’s effect should be revealed
Gov. Jerry Brown’s “realignment” of the state’s penal system is a year old and he claims it’s been so successful in reducing prison overcrowding that federal judges should butt out, even though it hasn’t reached the mandated level of 137.5% of prison design capacity.
Last week, while defiantly declaring the end of California’s prison crisis, Gov. Jerry Brown insisted further reductions in prison overcrowding “cannot be achieved without the early release of inmates serving time for serious or violent felonies”
Merced County Sheriff Mark Pazin acknowledges more inmates are released early in the wake of AB-109, but he points to a new report from the center on juvenile and criminal justice. It says FBI statistics show realigning offenders is not connected with increases in crime.
Blog Jan 24, 2013
Community-based practices that repair harm
In the field of juvenile and criminal justice you often hear a buzzing in your ears and it’s the sound of buzz words like “restorative justice.” Words highlighting model practices are often utilized widely in this field, but what do these practices really mean. What do these practices really look like when implemented in the community?