Blog Oct 15, 2013
Safety first: protecting clients in an emergency
CJCJ staff attend the San Francisco Fire Department’s Neighborhood Emergency Response Team training to learn how to keep themselves, their families, and their clients safe in an emergency.
Blog Oct 10, 2013
Pre-booking Diversion To Help Address Health Needs
How do you divert justice-involved individuals into specialized programs that address the root causes of their criminal activity?
Applying for a job is tough, particularly in this challenging economic climate. For those Californians with a criminal history, the obstacles for getting employment often appear insurmountable.
Blog Oct 3, 2013
The Face of Poverty in California
Poor people do not shoulder the burden alone; we all share the cost, whether we acknowledge it or not. Given this impact, what is the face of poverty in California?
Blog Sep 30, 2013
A Modest Proposal for an Oakland Curfew
A youth curfew has not only proven ineffective, it targets a group that commits less than 7% of Oakland’s crime. Why not a curfew that targets the demographic responsible for 80% of the city’s crime?