CRIME -- RELATED PUBLICATIONS
REHABILITATING THE CALIFORNIA YOUTH AUTHORITY - Informational hearing held by
the Senate Select Committee on the California Correctional System to look at the
failure of CYA. Today the Youth Authority finds itself once again in an
unwanted spotlight of controversy. Unfortunately past scandals have been
allowed to have been blown over with little or no reform. The time has come to
seriously explore whether closing down CYA or drastically altering it to better
meet its mission of rehabilitation. Reports have shown the CYA has failed in
rehabilitating children because when leaving the wards they emerge harder,
angrier, more mentally unstable or more criminally sophisticated, if they emerge
at all. (Stock #1253-S; $6.20 - includes tax & s/h) (2/04
REFORMING CALIFORNIA'S PAROLE SYSTEM - Informational hearing held by the Senate
Select Committee on the California Correctional System to examine the failure of
the system, the threat to public safety and the burden to taxpayers. Our parole
system is out of sync with the rest of the nation, in the number of people that
we place on parole, the number of parolees we return to prison, and the rate at
which our parolees fail the conditions of their parole. (Stock #1251-S; $5.12 -
includes tax & s/h) (1/04)
SENATE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY 2003 LEGISLATIVE BILL SUMMARY MEASURES SIGNED
AND VETOED - The staff of the Senate Committee on Public Safety has prepared
this summary of bills sent to the Governor in 2003 pertaining to the Committee's
subject matter jurisdiction. Most laws will take effect January 1, 2004. Each
of the measures included in this summary in available from several resources:
Legislative Bill Room, State Capitol, Room B-32, Sacramento, CA 95814 have
copies of chaptered bills. Legislative Data Center maintains a website where
bills and analyses are available: //www.leginfo.ca.gov/bilinfo.html. (Stock
#1232-S; $6.20 - includes tax s/h) (10/03)
CALIFORNIA'S RESPONSE TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE – A 2nd edition report which replaces
the 11/97 edition. This look at "California's Response to Domestic Violence"
reviews legislative actions dating back to the 1970s in California to crack down
on batterers and protect those they abuse. This report was prepared by the
Senate Office of Research at the request of Senator Sheila James Kuehl to help
assess efforts thus far and the continuing needs posed by the threat of domestic
violence. (Stock #928-S; $5.12 -- includes tax,
s/h) (6/03)
SUCCESSFUL PRISONER REENTRY INTO OUR COMMUNITIES - Informational hearing to
discuss the importance of reentry. For true public safety, we need effective
and affordable reentry systems that can restore offenders to their communities
with reentry preparation, with residential treatment programs, with appropriate
levels of supervision and accountability, and measurable caseload sizes and
resources to better enable our parole agents to provide the services necessary
to best insure the people paroled from our state correctional institutions are
prepared to successfully reenter their home communities. (Stock #1198-S; $5.39
- includes tax s/h) (10/02)
SENATE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY 2002 BILL SUMMARY MEASURES SIGNED AND VETOED -
The staff has prepared this summary of bills sent to Governor Davis in 2002
pertaining to the Committee's subject-matter jurisdiction. Measures vetoed by
the Governor are included to note disparate views between the Legislature and
Governor. (Stock #1192-S; $7.54 - includes tax s/h) (11/02)
PRIVACY VS SECURITY: THE INCREASE TENSION BETWEEN PRIVACY & SECURITY ISSUES AS
A RESULT OF THE 9/11/01 TERRORIST ATTACK - Informational hearing held by Senator
Steve Peace and the Senate Privacy Committee. Presentations by Dr. Joseph
Atick, Chief Executive Officer of Visionics Corporation. Greg Spadorcio,
Director of Business Planning, NEC Technologies. And Jim Miller, President of
ImageWare Systems. They speak about the application of facial recognition for
security purposes. In general, enhancing public safety without impacting civil
liberties. (Stock #1173-S; $4.85 - includes tax s/h) (12/01)
IMPROVING PUBLIC SAFETY BY PROVIDING QUALITY TREATMENT CENTER PROGRAMS FOR
CRIMINAL OFFENDERS IN THEIR HOME COMMUNITIES (NIMBY, PRISON) - Informational
hearing to discuss treatment centers for criminal offenders and the resistance
that is often faced from communities who do not want these facilities in their
neighborhoods. Four important policy issues are: What are the public safety
benefits of providing quality treatment center programs for criminal offenders
in communities? What resistance do these centers face from communities when
trying to establish their program? What are the concerns from communities about
these centers? What can be done to balance the need with those concerns?
SB1537 addresses these issues. (Stock #1153-S; $4.58 - includes s/h) (4/02)
CALIFORNIA'S RESPONSE TO THE EMERGING THREAT OF TERRORISM - The senseless
tragedy six months ago claimed thousands of innocent victims, and permanently
scarred the families they left behind. One of our greatest triumphs as a
society has come in our collective response to the tragedy. Our government took
immediate steps in the wake of the terrorists attacks to ensure the safety of
this state. Our immediate response has been strong and sustained, but it is
only a start, and we must now begin to assess what we can do to make California
a national model for terrorism preparedness. This year, the legislature will be
taking action on hundreds of bills that have been introduced in the wake of last
September's tragedies. We must provide our "first responders" with the training
and equipment they need to respond to a terrorist act; we must decide how to
give state and local officials the tools they need to prosecute and deter those
acts, while also respecting our individual liberties; and we must coordinate our
resources and communication systems with federal authorities to provide a
seamless network of support and mutual aid. (Stock #1142-S; $6.73 - includes
tax s/h) (3/02)
CRIMES AGAINST REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS IN CALIFORNIA - The report includes results
of two new surveys of California abortion providers indicating that one out of
two providers experienced anti-reproductive-rights crimes at their clinics and
offices and three out of ten experienced them at their homes or elsewhere in
1995-2000. The report also finds increased threats in 2001. On line at
www.sen.ca.gov/sor. (Stock #1088-S; $3.23 - includes tax s/h) (5/01)
STOPPING IDENTITY FRAUD AT THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES – This is an
Oversight Hearing scheduled by the Senate Transportation Committee after the
publication of a series of news reports on the issuance of fraudulent duplicate
driver’s licenses by the DMV and the Department’s acknowledgement that the
problems in this regard do exist. (Stock #1073-S; $5.66 – includes tax, s/h)
(11/00)
SCHOOL VIOLENCE: WHO FITS THE PROFILE? - A Town Hall Meeting of The Legischool
Project, an educational collaboration between the California State Legislature
and California State University. This report is the twentieth in a series of
televised Town Hall Meetings from the State Capitol in Sacramento, and was
broadcast live via cable by the California Channel on February 1, 2001. The
purpose of these meetings is to provide a forum in which California high school
students, educators and legislators can engage in face-to-face dialogue about
problems of mutual interest. (Stock #1065-S; $4.04 -- includes tax, s/h) (2/01)
SENATE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY 2000 BILL SUMMARY – For your information and
use, the staff of the Senate Committee on Public Safety has prepared this
summary of bills pertaining to Public Safety’s jurisdiction passed by the
Legislature and signed into law or vetoed by the Governor in 2000. Most of
those bills signed into law will go into effect January 1, 2001. (Stock #1059-S;
$5.39 – includes tax, s/h) (11/00)
HATE BEHAVIOR AND HATE CRIMES: WHAT MOTIVATES PEOPLE TO HATE? HOW CAN WE
PREVENT HATE CRIMES IN OUR SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES? -- A Town Hall Meeting of
The Legischool Project, an educational collaboration between the California
State Legislature and California State University. This report is the eleventh
in a series of televised Town Hall Meetings from the State Capitol in
Sacramento, and was broadcast live via cable by the California Channel. The
purpose of these meetings is to provide a forum in which California high school
students, educators and legislators can engage in face-to-face dialogue about
problems of mutual interest. (Stock #1004-S; $4.58 -- includes tax, s/h)
(12/99)
SENATE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY 1999 BILL SUMMARY – For your information and
use, the staff of this committee has prepared this summary of bills pertaining
to Public Safety’s jurisdiction enacted by the Legislature and signed into law
or vetoed by the Governor in 1999. Most will take place in Jan. 2000. (Stock
#1003-S; $4.85 – includes tax, s/h) (10/99)
VIOLET IMAGES, VIOLENT ACTS: WHAT CAN SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS DO? -- A Town Hall
Meeting of The Legischool Project, an educational collaboration between the
California State Legislature and California State University. This report is
the ninth in a series of televised Town Hall Meetings from the State Capitol in
Sacramento, and was broadcast live via cable by the California Channel. The
purpose of these meetings is to provide a forum in which California high school
students, educators and legislators can engage in face-to-face dialogue about
problems of mutual interest. (Stock #974-S; $3.50 -- includes tax, s/h) (12/98)
SENATE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY 1998 BILL SUMMARY -- Summary of bills sent to
the Governor in 1998 pertaining to the Committee's subject-matter jurisdiction.
Most of the new laws will take affect on January 1, 1999. (Stock #973-S; $7.00
-- includes tax, s/h) (10/98)
CALIFORNIA’S RESPONSE TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE -- This look at “California’s
Response to Domestic Violence” reviews legislative actions dating back to the
1970s in California to crack down on batterers and protect those they abuse.
This report was prepared by the Senate Office of Research at the request of
Senator Bill Lockyer to help assess efforts thus far and the continuing needs
posed by the threat of domestic violence. (Stock #928-S; $3.23 -- includes tax,
s/h)(11/97)
TACTICS OF CALIFORNIA’S ANTI-GOVERNMENT EXTREMISTS -- This report by the Senate
Office of Research focuses on the tactics employed by some extremists that pose
a real threat to other individuals and to society. And it examines potential
legislation to meet the threat. (Stock #918-S; $3.23 -- includes tax, s/h)
(9/97)
SENATE COMMITTEE ON CRIMINAL PROCEDURE 1996 BILL SUMMARY -- A summary of bills
that were sent to the Governor in 1996 pertaining to the committee's
subject-matter jurisdiction. This report should facilitate access to the new
laws which were enacted this year. Most of the new laws are effective on
January 1, 1997. (Stock #878-S; $5.93 -- includes tax, s/h) (10/96)
CHILDREN MURDERED BY PARENTS OR OTHERS IN THEIR HOME: WHY DOES THE EXISTING
SYSTEM FAIL TO PROTECT CHILDREN? -- A transcript of the Senate Criminal
Procedure Subcommittee on Crimes Against Children's hearing on March 15, 1996.
The purpose of this hearing was to continue to gather information for the
Subcommittee's long-term objective to help reform our current laws which bar
legitimate and appropriate inquiries about the activities of governmental
agencies dealing with abused and neglected children. (stock #866-S; $6.47 --
includes tax, s/h) (3/96)
SUBCOMMITTEE ON CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN -- The January 19, 1996 hearing
transcript of the Subcommittee of the Senate Criminal Procedure Committee which
examines the alarming number of child abuse-related murders in California. This
is the first of a series of hearings designed to identify the deficiencies of
our current dependency court process, and to examine whether or not it is in the
best interest of the child to continue allowing dependency court judges and
attorneys to operate without any public review. (stock #844-S; $12.66 --
includes tax, s/h) (1/96)
SENATE COMMITTEE ON CRIMINAL PROCEDURE 1995 BILL SUMMARY -- Provides a summary
of bills sent to the Governor in 1995 pertaining to the committee's
subject-matter jurisdiction. Measures vetoed by the Governor are included to
note the disparate view on some issues between the Legislature and the Governor.
(stock #822-S; $10.24 -- includes tax, s/h) (10/95)
YOUTH VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION: THE COMMUNITY RESPONSE -- Prepared
by the Senate Office of Research, this report discusses the community
involvement in identifying at-risk children and youth and the characteristics of
successful prevention and intervention programs aimed at this population.
(stock #817-S; $3.77 -- includes tax, s/h) (9/95)
CALIFORNIA RANKINGS: COMPARING CALIFORNIA TO OTHER STATES IN THE NATION -- A
report prepared by the Senate Office of Research which includes charts
displaying California's ranking as compared to the other 49 states in the
following issue areas: Employment, Economy and Demographics; State and Local
Finance; Education; Health; Housing; Criminal Justice; Environment, Energy,
Transportation and the Arts; Elections. (stock #806-S; $10.24 -- includes tax,
s/h) (7/95)