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.