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A new report presents 2015 trends in California’s use of “direct file,” wherein prosecutors are granted sole discretion to file charges against youth as young as 14 years old directly in adult criminal court.
Publications Oct 4, 2016
New Report: Violent Crime Arrests of Youth in California Expected to Decline Through 2020
CJCJ’s new research report predicts ongoing declines in the violent felony arrest rate of California’s youth through 2020.
Publications Sep 21, 2016
New Report: Prop 47 and Crime in 2015
CJCJ’s new report provides a comparison of county-level crime changes to jail population changes and prison releases after the passage of Prop 47.
Publications Aug 16, 2016
Fact Sheet: California’s Youth and Young Adult Arrest Rates Continue a Historic Decline
A new fact sheet from CJCJ shows that, in 2015, arrests of young people under age 25 dropped below 2014 levels and continue a decades-long trend of decline