Does San Francisco's Community Justice Center Reduce Criminal Recidivism?

Beau Kilmer ; Jesse Sussell

RAND Corporation

RAND Corporation

关键词: San Francisco;    Criminal Justice;    Crime and Violence Prevention;    Courts;    Recidivism;    Students;   

DOI  :  10.7249/RR735
RP-ID  :  RR-735-SFSC

学科分类：自然科学（综合）

美国|英语

来源: RAND Corporation Published Research

【 摘 要 】

In 2009, San Francisco opened a community court, the Community Justice Center (CJC), to serve the Tenderloin and adjacent neighborhoods, a traditionally high-crime area. Community courts are expressly oriented toward improving outcomes for offenders by addressing factors often linked to criminal behavior (by incorporating access to treatment and services within the criminal case management process); they also emphasize ties to a specific neighborhood. This report examines whether the CJC reduces the risk of rearrest when compared to more traditional approaches for addressing arrestees.