PolicyMatters

The Role of Criminal Justice in the California Budget Crisis

PolicyMatters Team — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 05:56:44 +0000

Robert Weisberg Edwin E. Huddleson, Jr. Professor of Law Director, Stanford Criminal Justice Center

California’s budget crisis could be somewhat alleviated by amendments to the state’s criminal justice system. Correcting some of the system’s flaws (including overcrowding, sentencing issues, and burden of health care for prisoners) would result in fiduciary . . . → Read More: The Role of Criminal Justice in the California Budget Crisis

California State Expenditures graphs

PolicyMatters Team — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 05:56:06 +0000

The broader view of the state budget provided by these graphs supplements the in-depth analysis in this special issue of PolicyMatters Journal. The graphs illustrate California state spending trends over the past decade, including the trend in the total state budget and in the four budget areas discussed in this issue: K–12 . . . → Read More: California State Expenditures graphs

Reducing Prison Populations and Crime Rates in California through Enhanced Community Supervision Mechanisms

PolicyMatters Team — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 05:55:12 +0000

Mark A.R. Kleiman Professor of Public Policy Luskin School of Public Affairs, University of California, Los Angeles

California’s expensive and overcrowded prison system has been a major contributor to the state’s fiscal problems. This article presents new approaches to community supervision through more active probation and parole systems in which . . . → Read More: Reducing Prison Populations and Crime Rates in California through Enhanced Community Supervision Mechanisms

Inefficiencies in Federal Funding:The Impact of Private For-Profit Schools and a Flawed Accreditation System on Aid Distribution and Access

PolicyMatters Team — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 05:54:09 +0000

Charles B. Reed Chancellor of the California State University system

F. King Alexander President, California State University, Long Beach

Systemic change in federal funding mechanisms for higher education is needed to ensure that the United States does not fall further behind other developed nations in college access and . . . → Read More: Inefficiencies in Federal Funding:
The Impact of Private For-Profit Schools and a Flawed Accreditation System on Aid Distribution and Access

Reconsidering the Financing of Higher Education in California with a Focus on Community Colleges

PolicyMatters Team — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 05:52:50 +0000

Dennis P. Jones President, National Center for Higher Education Management Systems

The problem of financing higher education in California is mischaracterized as a short-term budget-balancing issue, when in reality the recovery from this recession is likely to be slow, and the challenge of developing a globally competitive workforce is more . . . → Read More: Reconsidering the Financing of Higher Education in California with a Focus on Community Colleges