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Criminal Justice

Evaluating policy reforms, prison programs, policing, and crime

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Fact Sheet · February 2021

Crime Trends in California

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Report · October 2021

Police Use of Force and Misconduct in California

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Report · October 2021

Racial Disparities in Law Enforcement Stops

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Blog Posts

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November 10, 2021

Video: Policing in California

Stephanie Barton

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October 28, 2021

Uncertain Fate Awaits Prison Worker Vaccine Mandate

Heather Harris, Joseph Hayes

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October 26, 2021

Video: A Conversation with Chief Justice of California Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye

Mary Severance

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October 8, 2021

Recent State Crime Trends Mostly Mirror the Nation

Magnus Lofstrom, Brandon Martin

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September 29, 2021

Who Do California’s Police Officers Stop – and Why?

Amalia Mejia, Brandon Martin, Magnus Lofstrom

Events

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Policing in California

November 4, 2021

A Conversation with Chief Justice of California Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye

October 21, 2021

Fact Sheets

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February 2021

Arrests in California

Magnus Lofstrom, Brandon Martin, Joseph Hayes

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February 2021

California’s County Jails

Magnus Lofstrom, Brandon Martin

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February 2021

Crime Trends in California

Brandon Martin, Magnus Lofstrom

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February 2021

Law Enforcement Staffing in California

Magnus Lofstrom, Brandon Martin

Featured Blog Post · July 13, 2021

Gun Deaths Drive California’s Largest-Ever Rise in Homicides

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Fact Cards

95,300 Current population in California prisons.
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African Americans make up less than 6% of California’s population but more than 16% of arrests.
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California’s property crime rate is the lowest since record-keeping began in 1960.
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1 in 8 Asian Americans experienced hate incidents.
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California’s prison population fell by 27,500 prisoners during the pandemic, or 7,500 more than any other state.
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Gun deaths drove California’s largest-ever rise in homicides.
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10x The rate of imprisonment for African American men compared to white men.
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Meet the Team

Heather Harris

Research Fellow

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Joseph Hayes

Research Associate

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Magnus Lofstrom

Policy Director and Senior Fellow

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Brandon Martin

Research Associate

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Deepak Premkumar

Research Fellow

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Thomas Sloan

Research Associate

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