Appointment of permanent OJJDP director signals a positive step
The White House recently announced the appointment of Robert Listenbee Jr. as permanent director to the federal Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP). OJJDP has not had a...
View ArticleCharles Manson and the politics of fear
Forty-three years ago, Charles Manson and his “Family” of disciples brutally murdered nine innocent people in Los Angeles. The killings are among the most notorious in the nation’s history, and...
View ArticleAnnouncing Merger and Plans to Rebrand
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 28, 2013 SanFrancisco, CA: We are pleased to announce an exciting development for the Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice (CJCJ). CJCJ’s merger with the Northern...
View ArticleYouth incarceration at 35-year low nationally
The Annie E. Casey Foundation released a new report this week highlighting a national 35-year low in youth incarceration with drops across almost every state. Despite this decline in youth crime, it...
View ArticleBuilding a local foundation for state juvenile justice success
California’s juvenile justice system is multi-layered and highly diverse. It encompasses the state youth correctional system, the Division of Juvenile Facilities (DJF), and local programming and...
View ArticleAgainst violence and against incarceration
Anti-violence activists, who often demand harsher penalties for offenders, tend to work in opposition to those fighting overuse of incarceration, who call for the opposite. This antagonism leaves...
View ArticleDebtor's prisons alive and well
As I have written before jails have been largely reserved for the poor and at one time in history words like jails and poorhouses (along with workhouses and prisons) were used interchangeably. During...
View ArticleThe rich get richer while everyone else struggles
A couple of interesting news stories appeared today in the Los Angeles Times. The first one is titled “Forbes' tally of billionaires jumps 16%; Buffett drops in list.” The second is called “Nearly...
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