California Sentencing & Corrections Policy Series
Dr. Joan Petersilia, a Visiting Professor of Law, taught a Stanford Law School class entitled, "Crime and Punishment Policy: Reforming California Corrections" during the fall semester 2005. This course offered students a unique opportunity to learn about California's historic attempt to reform its juvenile and adult corrections system. The students heard from many speakers, including the Director of Corrections, the Director of Juvenile Justice, ex-convicts, victims, families of prisoners, advocacy groups, and other researchers. Each student was required to choose a research topic for their term papers. Some of these student term papers, along with Dr. Petersilia course syllabus, have been placed on Stanford's Criminal Justice Center website in the hopes that they may be useful in the reform efforts.
Working Papers Subjects
Criminal Sentencing
- Hindsight and the Failure of California's Uniform Determinative Sentencing Act
- by Emily de Ayora (2006)
- Felon Disenfranchisement
- by Timothy Bender (2006)
- Creating and Passing a Successful Sentencing Commission in California: An Examination of Failed Attempts in California and Successful Sentencing Commissions Across the Country
- by Lauren E. Geissler
- The End Of Determinate Sentencing: How California's Prison Problem Can Be Solved With Quick Fixes and A Long Term Commission
- by Sean Hayes (2006)
- Felon Reenfranchisement: Political Implications and Potential for Individual Rehabilitative Benefits
- by Nancy Leong (2006)
Adult Prisons
- Prisoners as Parents: The Importance of Strong Parent-Child Relationships During Parental Incarceration
- by Katy Califa (2006)
- Assessing the CCPOA's Political Influence and its Impact on Efforts to Reform the California Corrections System
- by Ben Carrasco (2006)
- Legislating from the Bench: Judicial Activism in California and its Increasing Impact on Adult Prison Reform
- by Chantale Fiebig
- Gangs in California's Prison System: What Can Be Done?
- by Davis Forsythe (2006)
- Elderly Prisoners Are Literally Dying For Reform
- by Tia Gubler (2006)
- The Prison Industry Authority
- by Michael Hamilton (2005)
- Prison Reform and the California Correctional Peace Officers Association
- by Danielle A. Holwerda (2006)
- A Return to the "World of Work": An Analysis of California's Prison Job Training Programs and Statutory Barriers to Ex-Offender Employment [Note: see Tables]
- by Julia Lipez (2005)
- Making the Most of California's Correctional Education Reform: A Survey and Suggestions for Further Steps (LINK BROKEN ON LIVE SITE)
- by Aidan McGlaze
- Providing Services to Female Offenders: Policy Perspectives on Sentencing and Parole
- by Elizabeth Pederson (2006)
- The Privatization of California Correctional Facilities: An Inmate-Centered Approach
- Kathryne TafollaYoung (2006)
- Prison Privatization: Possibilities and Approaches to the Privatization of Prisoner Security and Services
- by Marc TafollaYoung (2005)
- Cost Benefit Analysis of Vocational Training Programs
(On file at the Stanford Criminal Justice Center) - by Nicholas Tuosto (2006)
Probation and Parole
- A Survey of Employment Sanctions Imposed Upon Ex-Offenders by California Law [Note: see Tables]
- by Jonathan Cantú (2006)
- Sex Offender Re-Entry: A Summary and Policy Recommendation on the Current State of the Law in California and How to "Safely" Re-Introduce Sex Offenders Into Our Communities [Note: see Tables]
- by Maaren Alia Choksi (2006)
- Controlling Sex Offender Reentry: Jessica’s Law Measures in California [Note: see Tables]
- by Jason Peckenpaugh (2006)
- Building an Employment Bridge: Making Ex-Offenders Marketable, Getting Employers to the Table, and Increasing the Likelihood of an Employment Connection
- by Robert Rodriguez (2005)
- The Lynchpin To Parole Reform: A Case Study of Two Parolee Housing Proposals in Redlands, California
- by Benjamin Singerman (2005)
- Family-Based Re-Entry Programming: A Promising Tool for Reducing Recidivism and Mitigating the Economic and Societal Costs of Incarceration in California
- by Rebecca S. Thalberg (2005)
California Sentencing & Corrections Policy Series Stanford Criminal Justice Center Working Paper.
Distributed for Review and Comment only. Do not cite without author's permission.
Please send questions or suggestions to Debbie Mukamal Executive Director, Stanford Criminal Justice Center.