Juvenile Justice Reform: Realigning Responsibilities (Report 192, July 2008)

Solving California's Corrections Crisis: Time is Running Out (Report 185, January 2007)

Safeguarding the Golden State: Preparing for Catastrophic Events (Report 184, April 2006)

Recommendations for Emergency Preparedness and Public Health   (Report 170a, June 2005)

Reconstructing Government:  A Review of the Governor's Plan Reforming California's Youth & Adult Correctional Agency  (Report #179, February 2005) 

Breaking the Barriers for Women on Parole  (Report #177, December 2004) 

Back to the Community:  Safe & Sound Parole Policies  (Report #172, November 2003)

Be Prepared:  Getting Ready for New and Uncertain Dangers (Report #162, January 2002)

Never Too Early, Never Too Late...To Prevent Youth Crime and Violence
(Report #159, June 2001)
 

Beyond Bars: Correctional Reforms to Lower Prison Costs and Reduce Crime
(Report #144, January 1998)
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After more than a decade of investing in new county jails and state prisons, California faces an inmate overcrowding crisis that worsens each day. Over the last decade an increasing percentage of a growing population has been sentenced to state prison, and correctional officials see that trend continuing into the forseeable future. In this study, the Commission examines the inmate overcrowding problem and discusses actions that the State can take to develop an integrated county-state correctional system that focuses on reducing crimes committed by felons after they are released. The report contains six findings and six recommendations.

Boot Camps: An Evolving Alternative to Traditional Prisons (Report #128, January 1995)
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California expects to receive up to $1.3 billion in federal funding over five years that may be used for alternative sentencing programs. In this study, the Commission has examined the potential effectiveness of boot camps and other work-intensive forms of incarceration. The report contains four findings and 17 recommendations. They include: the necessity for a comprehensive plan and standards; the recognition that the powerful element for success is the "aftercare;" and the need for regulations that would encourage private-sector participation.

The Juvenile Crime Challenge: Making Prevention a Priority (Report #127, September 1994)
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Because of the diverse roots of crime, no single program is the "silver bullet" that will halt juvenile crime, but prevention and early intervention are crucial. This report covers six issues and offers 18 recommendations: consolidating all juvenile anti-crime efforts in a single high-level state agency, directing all government agencies to make early intervention and prevention programs a top priority, and increasing the ability of the California Youth Authority to provide needed treatment, training and education for juveniles.

Putting Violence Behind Bars: Redefining the Role of California's Prisons (Report #124, January 1994)
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The Commission embarked on this study in mid-1993 to pinpoint state policies and procedures that could be revised to increase the effectiveness of the adult criminal justice system. The report's seven findings and 30 recommendations include clarifying and simplifying sentencing in California, creating a sentencing commission to produce a sentencing structure that meets the philosophical goals of the criminal justice system, shifting all violent crimes under the indeterminate sentencing structure, reducing sentence reduction credit for violent offenders, enacting parole reform that will provide a greater deterrent to continued criminal activity by parolees, and reinstating rehabilitation as a goal of the corrections system (subordinate to the goal of public safety).