Feb 28, 2011
New Series of Reports: Juvenile Justice Realignment
In response to Governor Brown’s proposal to eliminate the State’s Division of Juvenile Facilities (DJF) and realign juvenile justice in California, a new Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice (CJCJ) series investigates some of the underlying concerns about the proposed realignment and reveals radically different juvenile justice practices across California’s fifty-eight counties. Part One of the series addresses whether closing DJF would increase county reliance on direct adult criminal…
Blog Feb 17, 2011
Should one County obstruct the juvenile justice reform efforts of the other 57 counties?
On February 10, 2011, CJCJ’s Executive Director Daniel Macallair and UC Berkeley’s Lecturer in Residence, Barry Krisberg were featured on KCRW’s Which Way, L.A.? alongside Connie Rice, Co-Director of the Advancement Project in Los Angeles, and Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky, to discuss how Governor Brown’s proposal to eliminate the DJF will effect Los Angeles County’s juvenile justice practices. Ms. Rice described the current L.A. County juvenile justice system as “disastrous.” …
Feb 3, 2011
CJCJ’s newest study: Proposition 19’s attempt to legalize marijuana — Failure or Success
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Jan 29, 2011
Shasta County has high number of low-level offenders
Shasta County has high number of low-level offenders Redding Record Searchlight, January 29, 2011.
On January 27, 2011, CJCJ’s Executive Director Daniel Macallair and UC Berkeley’s Law School Research and Policy Director Barry Krisberg were featured on KQED’s Forum and KALW News, discussing the Governor Jerry Brown’s proposal to eliminate the DJF by June 2014. On KQED’s Forum, Dr. Krisberg voiced concern about the current ability of the counties to provide appropriate services to serious youthful offenders. He pointed to L.A. County, which currently houses 370 youths in DJF, and is under…