The Center on Juvenile & Criminal Justice (CJCJ) is a non-profit organisation based in California whose aim is to advocate humane criminal justice policy and promote public safety. It is in favour of reduced use of custodial sentences. The website gives details of the CJCJ's work with young offenders which includes model programs, projects and research. There is also information about, and evaluation of, the Center's work dealing with detention diversion, jail services for the homeless and mentally ill and independent living. A selection of the CJCJ's publications are made freely available as PDF files including subjects such as aftercare for young offenders, juvenile justice reforms, analysis of Youth and Adult Crime Patterns in California, sentencing and alternatives to incarceration. The website also provides access to the CJCJ's journal and background information and statistics on California's prisons and juvenile justice issues.
Center on Juvenile & Criminal Justice
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