California leads the nation in changing the culture and focus of the justice system.
Over the past decade, California Probation has led an evolution of change centered on rehabilitation, enacting evidence-based practices focused on each individual.
The California Probation Resource Institute (CaPRI) was created to further the advancement of best practices and evidence-based approaches to continue to drive research-based programs that work for public safety and client restoration.
The Institute’s announced the release of its first commissioned report entitled “SB 678 Incentive-Based Funding and Evidence-Based Practices Enacted by California Probation Are Associated With Lower Recidivism Rates and Improved Public Safety.”
The Evolution of Juvenile Justice and Probation Practices in California
Probation’s Changing Role in California
Changing Characteristics of California Probation Populations
The Institute is a part of a non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement and evolution of best practices through independent, data-based analysis of California’s probation. The Institute will provide analyses and recommendations of juvenile and adult probation by partnering with esteemed academic experts from top universities.
Why the Institute
California’s system of community corrections and Probation’s evidence-based approach with a principle focus on rehabilitation is different than most other jurisdictions. There is currently little data and independent analysis on the substantive changes and outcomes to California’s unique environment after a decade of reform. As probation data and research are often cumulative across the nation, an accurate view of California probation is often lost. The Institute’s work is dedicated to collecting and analyzing data in California to advance and evolve best practices in the State.
Adult Probation
The Institute’s first commissioned report by respected experts Mia Bird, who is a Visiting Assistant Professor at UC Berkeley, and Ryken Grattet, who is a Professor of Sociology at UC Davis entitled “SB 678 Incentive-Based Funding and Evidence-Based Practices Enacted by California Probation Are Associated With Lower Recidivism Rates and Improved Public Safety.” The report analyzed the impact of Senate Bill 678 incentive-based funding on county probation departments, adults under probation’s supervision, and community safety over the past ten years.
Juvenile Probation
The California Probation Resource Institute (CaPRI), in collaboration with the University of San Diego, released its commissioned juvenile justice report by respected experts Jessica Heldman, Professor in Residence in Child Rights at the University of San Diego School of Law, and Melanie Delgado, Senior Staff Attorney at the Children’s Advocacy Institute at the University of San Diego. The report, entitled “The Evolution of Juvenile Justice and Probation Practices in California,” outlines how juvenile justice in California has changed over the past 25 years. It tracks how state law and funding allocations, as well as other policy and practice drivers, have influenced these changes and provides key considerations for the continued evolution of juvenile justice in California.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (February 28, 2022) – The California Probation Resource Institute (CaPRI), in collaboration with the University of San Diego, announced the release of its
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#CaPRInstitute & @uofsandiego release new commissioned juvenile justice report, outlines how policy and practice developments of past 25 years correspond with a significant decrease in offenses and incarceration rates amongst juveniles. Learn more at
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