Policymakers, law-enforcement, and advocates must include justice-involved youth when making decisions that affect these young people and their communities.
Blog Apr 14, 2015
CJCJ’s legislative priorities for 2015
CJCJ and our allies are working to enact systemic reforms to make California’s criminal and juvenile justice systems more humane, fair, and effective. Learn about some of the bills we’re supporting.
Blog Apr 9, 2015
Books not Bars is Right
A person’s education level doesn’t just correlate to employment and salary — it’s also correlated with a person’s likelihood of being murdered.
Blog Mar 31, 2015
New Report on Crime Decline Repeats Old Myths
A new report concludes that a drop in the youth population may have contributed to a drop in crime — but the data show the opposite to be true.
Mar 27, 2015
CJCJ in the news: It’s Poverty, Not the ‘Teenage Brain,’ That Causes the Most Youth Crime
Pacific Standard Magazine highlights research by CJCJ’s Mike Males on the role of poverty in causing youth crime.