CJCJ in the News Oct 31, 2016
California’s Prop 57 Would Have Judges, Not Prosecutors, Decide If Youth Are Tried As Adults
CJCJ’s Maureen Washburn pens an op-ed for the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange (JJIE) advocating for the passage of California’s Proposition 57 and the abolishment of prosecutors’ ability to charge youth directly in adult court.
CJCJ in the News Oct 27, 2016
Jail state: Juvenile justice overhaul rallies Sacramento faith community behind Prop. 57
The Sacramento News & Review cites two CJCJ reports analyzing the prosecution of youth as adults and crime trends after Prop 47.
CJCJ’s Mike Males pens an op-ed for Washington Monthly calling on San Francisco voters to pass Proposition F and allow young people age 16 and older to vote in municple elections.
CJCJ in the News Oct 13, 2016
Who’s behind the rise in crime? Could be Trump’s constituency: older whites
CJCJ’s Mike Males pens an op-ed for the Los Angeles Times including his data showing that crime among older white people has increased and discouraging demographic scapegoating.
CBS Monterey interviews CJCJ’s Erica Webster about a new CJCJ report analyzing Proposition 47’s impact on crime.