Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice

The Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice is a San Francisco-based nonprofit organization dedicated to reducing the United States' reliance on incarceration.[1] It was established in 1985 by Jerome G. Miller as the San Francisco branch of the National Center on Institutions and Alternatives, and established as a separate 501(c)3 nonprofit organization in 1991.[2]

Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice
AbbreviationCJCJ
Motto“Changing lives. Changing systems. Changing the future.”
Formation1985
FounderJerome G. Miller
HeadquartersSan Francisco, California
FieldsJuvenile justice
Director
Daniel Macallair
Senior research fellow
Mike A. Males
http://www.cjcj.org/About/Board-of-Directors.html
Parent organization
National Center on Institutions and Alternatives
Staff (2016)
35-40
Websitewww.cjcj.org

References
  1. Vicens, AJ (15 July 2015). "Native Americans Get Shot By Cops at an Astonishing Rate". Mother Jones. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  2. "About". Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice website. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
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