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A new report finds arrests and citations for drug possession have decreased in Los Angeles and San Diego counties after the passage of Prop 47.
Articles discussing the family impacts of caregiver arrest, how juvenile justice systems-involvement affects earnings, and restorative justice legislation and policy.
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.