Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice
Public Policy OfficesCalifornia, United States51-200 Employees
The Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice (CJCJ) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization focused on reducing society’s reliance on incarceration as a response to social problems. Based in San Francisco, California, it provides direct services, technical assistance, and policy analysis aimed at promoting a balanced and humane criminal justice system that seeks to lower incarceration while supporting long-term public safety. Serving policymakers, practitioners, and advocates, CJCJ addresses issues in the public policy arena related to juvenile and criminal justice reform, offering expertise to help redesign approaches to justice that emphasize alternatives to confinement. The organization operates within the public policy sector and concentrates on research-driven guidance to influence reforms and improvements in the criminal justice system.