<p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p class=""><em>Note: This training will be the final of three <a href="https://prosecutorsalliance.org/event/rebroadcasts-creating-a-child-fair-courtroom-adultification-bias/">back-to-back trainings</a> on December 18, all on the same Zoom link, so the start time on Zoom will be different than the start time for this training. </em></p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></p> <p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p class="">Our presenters from the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) will share insights on the early stage of implementation of California’s criminal justice Proposition 36, based on currently available data, and our efforts to understand challenges and opportunities.</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></p> <p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p class=""><em>Eligible for 1 Hour of General CLE Credit in CA</em>.</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></p> <p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p class=""><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">Speakers</span></strong></p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></p> <p><!-- wp:image {"id":6927,"width":"161px","height":"auto","sizeSlug":"full","linkDestination":"none","align":"right"} --></p> <figure class="wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized"><img src="https://prosecutorsalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/staff-photo-magnus-lofstrom-2023.webp" alt="" class="wp-image-6927" style="width:161px;height:auto" /></figure> <p><!-- /wp:image --></p> <p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p class=""><strong>Magnus Lofstrom</strong> is policy director of criminal justice and a senior fellow at PPIC. His research focuses on crime, policing, racial disparity, recidivism and impacts of criminal justice reforms. His areas of expertise also spans issues in immigration, education, and entrepreneurship. His research has been published in numerous academic books and journals, including Review of Economics and Statistics, Journal of Economic Perspectives, Journal of Human Resources, Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, and Criminology & Public Policy. He serves on the editorial board of Industrial Relations and was a member of then–California State Controller John Chiang’s Council of Economic Advisors. His work has been cited in numerous media outlets, including the Washington Post, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, the Economist, the Atlantic, Los Angeles Times, Sacramento Bee, San Francisco Chronicle as well as National Public Radio. Prior to joining PPIC, he was a faculty member at the University of Texas at Dallas, the University of California, Irvine, and most recently at the Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley. He received his PhD in economics from the University of California, San Diego.</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></p> <p><!-- wp:image {"id":6928,"width":"161px","height":"auto","sizeSlug":"full","linkDestination":"none","align":"right"} --></p> <figure class="wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized"><img src="https://prosecutorsalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/staffphoto-martin.webp" alt="" class="wp-image-6928" style="width:161px;height:auto" /></figure> <p><!-- /wp:image --></p> <p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p class=""><strong>Brandon Martin</strong> is a senior research associate at the Public Policy Institute of California. His research focuses on crime, policing, prison and jail populations, and the impacts of criminal justice reforms. Recent work includes examining generational shifts in criminal offending and exploring racial disparities in law enforcement stops. His research has been published in Criminology and Public Policy and cited in numerous media outlets, including the Los Angeles Times, Sacramento Bee, San Francisco Chronicle, and local public radio in Sacramento and San Francisco. He holds an MA in political science from the University of California, Davis and a BA in political science from Michigan State University.</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></p>