Several weeks ago, I represented CJCJ at the Second Annual Conference on Public Safety Realignment . The conference was sponsored by the Joint Training Partnership of the California State Association of Counties (CSAC), California State Sheriffs’ Association (CSSA) and Chief Probation Officers of California (CPOC). Over 600 law enforcement stakeholders were in attendance, representing Community Corrections Partnerships from the majority of the counties across California. Staff from the…
The voters have spoken. Not only did they re-elect Barack Obama but in two states — Colorado and Washington — possession of small quantities of marijuana was legalized. A clear message to the federal government to back off. At the same time California voters sent another message: the current “strike 3 and you’re out” law is way too harsh. The measures I‑502 in Washington and Amendment 64 in Colorado was the culmination of about a half century of efforts to bring some sanity to…
Implementation problems highlighted in a recent Sacramento Bee editorial stand to undermine California’s criminal justice realignment efforts. Most notably, the composition of county-level Community Corrections Partnership (CCP) committees has been called into question. Voting members of these committees are as follows: chiefs of probation and police, the public defender, the presiding judge of the Superior Court, the sheriff, and one social services worker or drug/alcohol abuse…
Newsroom Nov 8, 2012
UC Berkeley researchers to collaborate in investigation of wrongful convictions
UC Berkeley researchers to collaborate in investigation of wrongful convictions The Daily Californian, November 8, 2012
The Leaders in Community Alternatives, Inc., is looking for a Program Director to operate the Community Assessment and Services Center (CASC) in partnership with the San Francisco Adult Probation Department (San Francisco, CA). The CASC “one stop” program will provide an array of services including comprehensive supervision, substance abuse education and treatment, personal development, education, parenting, vocational and employment services, and other services that build…