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Publications Aug 11, 2016
Failure After Farrell: Violence and Inadequate Mental Health Care in California’s Division of Juvenile Justice
CJCJ’s new report finds, in California’s state youth corrections system, violence has increased, gang culture is pervasive, and mental health treatment is at times nonexistent.
CJCJ’s interactive map now shows 6‑year trends for county criminal and juvenile justice practices and statewide disparities
Publications Jun 9, 2016
Justice by Geography: Do Politics Influence the Prosecution of Youth as Adults?
CJCJ’s new report finds that counties with Republican district attorneys are more likely to directly file youth in adult, criminal court.
A new report examining the prosecution of youth as adults in California documents variations by county in the use of “direct file” and its disproportionate impact on youth of color.
Articles on government distortion of sex-crime stats, veterans serving time, the origins of sex offender legislation, the Jerry Sandusky trial, the relationship between firearm ownership and violent crime, and how training affects law enforcement’s use of force.