Public Safety Realignment - ACLU of Northern California

Public Safety Realignment: California at a Crossroads is a report by the ACLU of California,written by Allen Hopper, Margaret Dooley-Sammuli, and Kelli Evans.The report is available online at www.aclunc.org/realignment.Contributing authors and researchers:Lillian Chen, Novella Coleman, Angie Junck, Julia Mass, Theshia Naidoo, Michelle NatividadRodriguez, Linnea Nelson, Caitlin O’Neill, Laura Saponara, Abdi Soltani, Marie VanNostrand,Jessie Warner, and Pam WhalenLayout and design:Gigi Pandian and Caitlin O’NeillThe authors wish to acknowledge the many individuals who have been instrumental in theconceptualizing, researching, and writing of this report, including David Ball, Scott MacDonald,Clarissa Woo and the staffs at the ACLU of Northern California, ACLU of Southern California,and ACLU of San Diego & Imperial Counties. The authors also wish to thank the numerousacademics, members of law enforcement and local government officials who provided input andconsultation for this report, and without whom it would not have been possible.Published March 2012.This publication was underwritten with support from Nicholas and Susan Pritzker through theirdonor advised fund, The Scorpio Rising Fund, at Vanguard Charitable, and by Quinn Delaneyand Wayne Jordan, and by support from other generous donors.