“Crossover Youth”: The Intersection of Child Welfare & Juvenile Justice Juvenile Justice Information Exchange, November 15, 2012
Yesterday, CJCJ launched its California juvenile justice interactive map , displaying a plethora of data regarding local youth arrest and confinement practices by county. This is particularly pertinent given that California’s statewide trends are so extraordinary: Youth crime in California is at its lowest level since statewide statistics were first compiled in 1954. The county-by-county data paint a more nuanced picture of juvenile justice in California. Among its 58 counties, the…
Newsroom Nov 14, 2012
NEW: juvenile justice interactive map
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 14, 2012 CJCJ’s California Sentencing Institute releases the juvenile justice interactive map , includes county-by-county data visualizations San Francisco, CA : Today CJCJ launched its new juvenile justice interface for the California Sentencing Institute (CASI) . The new juvenile justice map features interactive filters, county comparisons, geographic visualizations, and fully downloadable datasets. Please explore the new juvenile justice map at…
Blog Nov 14, 2012
Washington’s and Colorado’s marijuana legalization schemes are no model for California
Though widely celebrated by progressive drug-policy reform groups, Colorado’s Amendment 64 and Washington state’s Initiative 502 approved by voters “to regulate marijuana like alcohol” represent discriminatory approaches Californians should not emulate. In fact, California ‘s current marijuana regulation design under SB 1449 is better than offered by Colorado or Washington . In particular, Washington’s marijuana legalization framework is flawed, containing several provisions that…
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…