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 ... The gap in arrest rates between African Americans and whites for drug and property offenses (including felonies and misdemeanors) dropped by ...
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 ... ... reclassified certain drug and property crime from felonies to misdemeanors, racial disparities in arrests and bookings have declined.
blog post California’s Jail Population Has Plummeted during COVID-19 By Joseph Hayes, Heather Harris May 8, 2020 May 8, 2020 ... To encourage further reductions in the jail population, the Judicial Council issued a statewide rule setting bail at $0 for misdemeanors and ...
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 ... ... than make arrests, the number of misdemeanor arrests may fall. ... to rates of arrests made for felonies as well as for misdemeanors.
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 While the shares of violent and drug-related misdemeanors have increased, the share of misdemeanor property arrests has declined. In 1992, arrests for violent ...
Report Key Factors in Arrest Trends and Differences in California’s Counties By Magnus Lofstrom, Brandon Martin, Justin Goss, Joseph Hayes Sep 9, 2019 Driven by declines in misdemeanor traffic and alcohol-related arrests, the overall arrest rate decreased about 7 percent after the implementation of ...