blog post Video: Proposition 47 and Racial Disparities in California By Mary Severance Jul 7, 2020 Jul 7, 2020 ... The drop in arrests and bookings among African Americans since Prop 47 reclassified some drug and property felonies to misdemeanors has been ...
press release Prop 47 Has Reduced Racial Disparities in Arrests and Bookings in California, but Serious Inequities Remain Jun 23, 2020 Jun 23, 2020 ... SAN FRANCISCO, June 23, 2020—Proposition 47, the 2014 ballot measure that reclassified a number of drug and property offenses from felonies ...
Report Proposition 47’s Impact on Racial Disparity in Criminal Justice Outcomes By Magnus Lofstrom, Brandon Martin, Steven Raphael Jun 23, 2020 Proposition 47, which reclassified a number of drug and property offenses from felonies to misdemeanors, has led to a marked decrease in racial disparities ...
blog post Progress under Prop 47 but Racial Disparities Persist in California Arrests By Magnus Lofstrom, Brandon Martin Jun 4, 2020 Jun 4, 2020 ... Our research shows that since the implementation of Proposition 47, which reclassified certain drug and property crime from felonies to ...
blog post California’s Jail Population Has Plummeted during COVID-19 By Joseph Hayes, Heather Harris May 8, 2020 May 8, 2020 ... ... Judicial Council issued a statewide rule setting bail at $0 for misdemeanors and low-level felonies that went into effect on April 13.
blog post Jail Bookings Down Significantly during COVID-19 By Magnus Lofstrom, Brandon Martin May 6, 2020 May 6, 2020 ... This means that most misdemeanor and lower-level felonies currently have no bail amount associated with them, and that suspects are more ...
blog post How Will COVID-19 Affect Arrests in California? By Alexandria Gumbs, Joseph Hayes Apr 16, 2020 Apr 16, 2020 ... That 58% decline applies to rates of arrests made for felonies as well as for misdemeanors. This number reflects, in part, a parallel drop ...
Fact Sheet Felony Arrests in California By Magnus Lofstrom, Alexandria Gumbs, Joseph Hayes, Brandon Martin Apr 14, 2020 In November of 2014, Prop 47 reclassified many lower-level drug and property offenses from felonies to misdemeanors. Partly as a result of this policy ...
Fact Sheet Racial Disparities in California Arrests By Magnus Lofstrom, Justin Goss, Joseph Hayes, Brandon Martin Oct 14, 2019 In 2014, Proposition 47 reclassified several drug and property offenses from felonies to misdemeanors, which appears to have affected the overall shares of ...
press release Decline in Statewide Arrest Rate Driven by Lower Crime Rates and Criminal Justice Reforms Sep 9, 2019 Sep 9, 2019 ... Prop 47 reclassified a number of drug and property felonies as misdemeanors. Variation in local crime rates largely accounts for differences ...