San Jose State University (SJSU)‘s Justice Studies Department is kicking off their new Human Rights minor with a series of Human Rights panel discussions. The first is Wednesday, March 21st , 2012 from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm at the Student Union, Barrett Ballroom. Entitled Hip Hop, Social Justice and the War on Drugs , this event will be an eclectic mixture of music, culture, and policy featuring the following panelists: ~ Selena Teji, J.D., Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice (CJCJ) ~…
A March 1st SF Chronicle article highlighted recent comments made in Washington D.C. by retiring SF State President Robert Corrigan about California’s excessive prison spending and annual cuts to higher education. He noted that, “California is spending nearly as much money on prisons ($8.7 billion, or 9.45 percent of its budget), as it does on all of higher education ($9.3 billion, or 10.1 percent of its budget)”. Looking at just the UC’s and CSU’s, the state spends less than half ($4.6…
Blog Mar 13, 2012
School-to-prison pipeline [video]
CJCJ’s Senior Research Fellow, Randall Shelden, discusses the school-to-prison pipeline in this video blog. He notes, “dropping out should be seen as a process, not an event.” His most recent publication blends theory, research, and applications into a superb overview of the complex issues surrounding juvenile delinquency and society’s attempts to address juvenile crime: Randall G. Shelden. (2011). Delinquency and Juvenile Justice in American Society, 2nd ed. Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press .…
CJCJ has released an addendum to its February 2012 report entitled, Charging Youths as Adults in California: A county by county analysis of prosecutorial direct file practices . The purpose of the…
Mar 12, 2012
Hundreds of Kids Arrested on an Unproven Hunch
Hundreds of Kids Arrested on an Unproven Hunch Voice of San Diego, March 11, 2012