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Criminal

Mar. 8, 2012

Role of new criminal justice agency questioned

A report questions the role of an independent agency being created to oversee the criminal justice system.


By Henry Meier


Daily Journal Staff Writer


In just four months, a new state agency is set to launch that will oversee criminal justice policies at the state and local level.


There's just one problem: No one seems to know exactly what its responsibilities should be.


On July 1, the Corrections Standards Authority will cease to exist as a division of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. The new Board of State ...

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