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2012
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Collateral Consequences of Interstate Transfer of Prisoners
By Shelden, Randall G.; Teji, Selena. Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice (CJCJ) (San Francisco, CA).
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation [CDCR] “released plans in April 2012, to return out-of-state inmates to state facilities and terminate its contracts with private out-of-state facilities by FY 2015-16 (CDCR, 2012a). This proposal estimates savings of $318 million (CDCR, 2012a, p.28). In addition to cost savings, returning out-of-state inmates is a sound public policy decision. The purpose of this publication is to provide an overview of the effects of out-of-state tran... Read More
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2012
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California Youth Crime Plunges to All-Time Low
By Males, Mike. Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice (CJCJ) (San Francisco, CA).
Reasons contributing to the decrease of juvenile crime in California to its lowest level since 1954, the first year data was collected, are discussed. Sections of this publication include: introduction; California’s youth crime decline in detail—California versus the rest of the nation, and charges by race and gender; why California’s youth crime has fallen so dramatically—factors that are insignificant to explain the decline (explanations regarding structural changes, demographics, “get tough” ... Read More
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2011
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San Francisco’s Locally Self-Reliant Incarceration Policies Are Saving State Taxpayers Hundreds of Millions of Dollars a Year
By Males, Mike. Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice (CJCJ) (San Francisco, CA).
The impact of non-incarceration interventions utilized by San Francisco is examined. Findings from this study are provided for: incarceration rate as a percent of California’s total; comparison of San Francisco’s and California’s serious and violent crime rates; imprisonment rates for San Francisco and California; savings based on correctional populations; savings based on felony arrests; savings in long-term “Three Strikes” liabilities; and conclusion. “The city’s larger than average decline i... Read More
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