blog post A Closer Look at Women’s Arrest Rates By Magnus Lofstrom, Justin Goss, Joseph Hayes, Brandon Martin Apr 3, 2019 A recent PPIC report found that while arrest rates in California have declined for both men and women since 1980, they have dropped significantly more for men than for women.
Fact Sheet Arrests in California’s Counties By Magnus Lofstrom, Justin Goss, Joseph Hayes, Brandon Martin Mar 28, 2019 Arrests vary substantially across the state, with rural counties often seeing higher arrest rates than urban counties. This fact sheet provides a snapshot of overall arrest rates, arrests for different offenses, and racial disparities in California’s diverse counties.
blog post Can Pretrial Decisions Be Improved? By Heather Harris, Justin Goss Mar 27, 2019 California is considering the end of cash bail, placing even greater importance on the use—and improvement—of pretrial risk assessment tools.
blog post Californians’ Attitudes Toward Gun Control By Alyssa Dykman, Lunna Lopes Nov 14, 2018 California has some of the strictest gun laws in the nation. Most Californians say they should be even stricter.
blog post PPIC Dedicates the Arjay Miller Room By Mary Severance Jun 13, 2018 PPIC dedicated the Arjay Miller Room yesterday at its Bechtel Conference Center—a meeting and learning space at the institute’s San Francisco headquarters.
blog post Tailoring Domestic Violence Programs to Reduce Recidivism By Viet Nguyen, Mia Bird Jun 12, 2018 Programs that address specific risks for reoffending could be key in reducing recidivism for domestic violence offenders.
Report The Impact of Proposition 47 on Crime and Recidivism By Mia Bird, Magnus Lofstrom, Brandon Martin, Steven Raphael Jun 12, 2018 Passed by voters in November 2014, Proposition 47 brought broad and significant changes to California’s criminal justice system. Undertaken in the wake of public safety realignment in 2011, Proposition 47 reduced the penalties for certain lower-level drug and property offenses and represented a further step in prioritizing prison and jail space for higher-level offenders.
blog post New Laws Expand Criminal Justice Reforms By Brandon Martin, Justin Goss Nov 7, 2017 The governor recently signed a number of bills that extend the state’s efforts to reform its adult and juvenile criminal justice system.
blog post Sentence Enhancements: Next Target of Corrections Reform? By Ryken Grattet Sep 27, 2017 California has many sentence enhancements—such as Three Strikes—which increase the usual punishment for an offense. A bill on the governor’s desk would repeal one of them.
