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Juvenile Justice Realignment in 2012
By Brian Heller de Leon
Policy and Government Outreach Coordinator, Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice
Selena Teji, J.D. Communications Specialist, Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice
“The purpose of this publication is to recommend a full juvenile justice realignment plan in the 2012-13 budget cycle. The Division of Juvenile Facilities (DJF) budget triggers implemented on January 1, 2012, highlight the unsustainable costs of maintaining a dual juvenile justice system in California.
DJF’s current recidivism rate of 80% and continued scrutiny under the Farrell lawsuit both demonstrate the limited success the state has at rehabilitating youthful offenders (CDCR, 2010, p.10).”
View the Full Report (.pdf format)Posted: January 10, 2012
Subject: Juvenile Corrections
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Tags: cdcr, prisons, realignment, juvenile corrections
