event Public Safety Realignment and Crime Rates in California Dec 10, 2013 About the Program Fewer offenders are incarcerated as a result of California’s public safety realignment. PPIC research fellow Magnus Lofstrom will discuss how this change has affected crime rates and consider the cost implications of incarceration and other crime–reducing strategies. This project is supported with funding from the Smith Richardson Foundation. SPEAKER Magnus Lofstrom, research fellow, PPIC
Report Recidivism of Felony Offenders in California By Mia Bird, Justin Goss, Viet Nguyen Jun 19, 2019 California’s recent corrections reforms aimed to reduce persistently high recidivism rates. In the years following public safety realignment in 2011, have rearrest and reconviction rates for felony offenders changed?
press release Decline in Statewide Arrest Rate Driven by Lower Crime Rates and Criminal Justice Reforms Sep 9, 2019
event The Impact of Proposition 47 on Crime and Recidivism Jun 21, 2018 Passed by voters in November 2014, Proposition 47 is the subject of much debate. While supporters applaud the shift in resources from incarceration toward treatment programs, opponents express concern about the law’s effects on public safety. Did the reduced reliance on incarceration affect crime rates? Did the policy succeed in lowering recidivism?
blog post Video: Are Younger Generations Committing Less Crime? By Vicki Hsieh Oct 13, 2023 PPIC’s policy director for criminal justice Magnus Lofstrom presents findings from a new report examining whether younger generations of Californians are less criminally active than earlier generations and discusses the broader implications of these trends.
event Realignment, Incarceration, and Crime Trends in California May 21, 2015 About the ProgramOne of the major effects of California's public safety realignment has been to decrease the state's reliance on incarceration. In its first year, the reform reduced the prison population dramatically, with a limited effect on crime. What has happened since then? PPIC researcher Magnus Lofstrom will outline the findings of a new report on realignment's continuing impact.
