California Forward
Perhaps the most politically sensitive discussion now boiling just beneath the very controlled surface of public debate is sentencing reform.
read moreOne of the core obligations of the criminal justice system is to mitigate the risk violent criminals represent to the public at large, to the extent possible.
read moreIn a nutshell, if we are ever to reduce recidivism and victimization over the long haul, the California criminal justice system avoid being an “offense based” decision-making model, meaning the suspect committed “X” offense so our response is “Y”.
read moreIt is in this time period that budget cuts to rehabilitative programming, service provider contracts and staffing reductions began were felt in all corners of the department.
read moreIt is important to understand this report is simply one in a long list of wonderfully crafted reviews, audits and reports submitted to the State and CDCR since 2005 or so.
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