Blog Sep 29, 2015
Why has crime plummeted?
Does the stunning increase in educational achievement among young people over the last 20 years explain why nearly every “adolescent risk” (homicide, drug abuse, and violent death) has plummeted to record-low levels?
On September 10, local elected officials, community leaders, and neighbors in Monterey County’s City of Seaside gathered to learn about the impact of Proposition 47 on state policymaking and local public safety,
“When people get out of prison, they are being released into this chaotic city — a city that has greatly transformed in recent years — and it’s a fragile time,” says CJCJ’s San Francisco Training Partnership case manager, Matthew Snope.
Community groups, advocate organizations, and young people of color who compose the Alliance for Boys and Men of Color meet with legislators, discuss policy, and request that community leaders have input in decisions affecting their neighborhoods.
Sep 3, 2015
CJCJ in the news: With Juvenile Deincarceration, Jerry Miller Was First One Over the Wall
CJCJ’s executive director, Daniel Macallair, is honored as a “feisty Miller acolyte” by the Chronicle of Social Change after the passing of the great Jerry Miller.