84 registered to vote Interviews conducted June 1923 2017 Interviews conducted online Quotas set to ensure representative demographicallybalanced sample Some percentages may not sum to 100 due to rounding ID: 685172
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Survey Methodology
1,042 online interviews with California adults
84% registered to voteInterviews conducted June 19-23, 2017 Interviews conducted onlineQuotas set to ensure representative, demographically-balanced sampleSome percentages may not sum to 100% due to roundingSlide3
Issue ContextSlide4
QD7.
QD8. Asked Only if have friends or family members who are or were incarcerated
Do you have any close friends or family members who are or ever have been incarcerated?
Two in five know someone who was incarcerated and youth make up two-thirds of those cases.
Were any of those friends or family members you know incarcerated before the age of 25?
Total Yes
44%Slide5
QB3.
Ext./Very
Impt
.
87%
87%
83%
81%
80%
79%
79%
73%
49%
Below is a series of issues facing California cities and counties, as well as the state as a whole. Indicate how important this issue is to you.
Only about half of California adults initially view youth prisons as an important issue.Slide6
QB1. Open-Ended; Responses of 2% and Above Shown; Split Sample; n=521
In a few words of your own, what would you say is the most serious problem facing youth in your community?
Youth are smoking and drinking
Not having good schools
Social pressures and lack of clear guidance
Drugs, employment, and quality of education are seen as the most serious local problems for youth.Slide7
QB2. Open-Ended; Responses of 2% and Above Shown; Split Sample; n=521
In a few words of your own, what is the one positive change you would most like to see happen to benefit youth in your community?
More family events for the youth to have and maybe another youth center in our area
Access to mental health
More after school programs available
Improved education, access to after-school programs, and job training are the most commonly mentioned positive changes.Slide8
Support for Reducing Arrests/Closing
Youth PrisonsSlide9
QB5.
More than two-thirds of Californians support
reducing youth arrests and reliance on youth prisons.
Total Support
68%
Total Oppose
25%
Some people have suggested that we should aim to
reduce
the number of youth arrests in California and rely less on youth prisons. Does this goal sound like something you would strongly support, somewhat support, somewhat oppose, or strongly oppose?Slide10
QB6.
Others say we shouldn’t have youth prisons at all, and instead invest in holding young people accountable for wrong-doing in ways that don’t involve incarceration. Does this goal sound like something you would strongly support, somewhat support, somewhat oppose, or strongly oppose?
In addition to reducing youth arrests, 61% support
eliminating
youth prisons entirely
Total Support
61%
Total Oppose
33%Slide11
QB6. Others say we shouldn’t have youth prisons at all, and instead invest in holding young people accountable for wrong-doing in ways that don’t involve incarceration. Does this goal sound like something you would strongly support, somewhat support, somewhat oppose, or strongly oppose?
Demographic
Group
Total Support
Total Oppose
Don’t Know
Gender
Men
62%
34%
4%
Women
60%
32%
7%
Age
18-49
63%
32%
5%
50-64
59%
35%
6%
65+
57%
39%
4%
Ethnicity
Latinos
61%
36%
2%
African-Americans
62%
30%
8%
Asians/Pacific Islander
62%
34%
4%
People of Color
61%
32%
7%
Whites
56%
29%
16%
The proposal to eliminate youth prisons is supported across genders, age, party and ethnicities.
Party
Democrats
67%
29%
5%
Independents
60%
34%
7%
Republicans
50%
47%
2%Slide12
QB6. Others say we shouldn’t have youth prisons at all, and instead invest in holding young people accountable for wrong-doing in ways that don’t involve incarceration. Does this goal sound like something you would strongly support, somewhat support, somewhat oppose, or strongly oppose?
Demographic
Group
Total Support
Total Oppose
Don’t Know
Region
Los Angeles County
61%
34%
5%
Counties Surrounding Los Angeles
57%
38%
5%
Bay Area
68%
26%
6%
San Diego
55%
36%
8%
Sacramento/Rural North
56%
35%
9%
Central Valley/Central Coast
66%
30%
4%
Voters
Voters
61%
34%
5%
Non-Voters
63%
26%
11%
Residents of the Bay Area and Central Valley are especially supportive.Slide13
Putting kids in prison is only going to make them angrier when they are released. Teaching them self discipline is a better answer.
Our prison and incarceration system doesn't work with many that get out reoffending. We need a better system, especially for youth for which will have a better opportunity to change their future.
Imprisoning them can turn some of them into criminals and they will go on to do bigger and worse crimes.
Incarceration often tends to make the youth get hardened, while they could be better assisted outside prison walls.
It all depends on the crime/misdemeanor. Just because they're children doesn't mean they shouldn't be taught lessons.
Jail is a learning environment about future crime.
Sending a youth to prison is destroying the young person's future and guaranteeing that the young person will not be a productive member of society.
Actual Responses Given When Respondents Were Asked Why They Support Closing Youth PrisonsSlide14
Additional Background Provided
California has one of the nation’s largest youth prison systems, with more than 125 state and county lockups that cost taxpayers more than $1 billion a year. About 6,000 young people, nearly all under the age of 18, are locked up on any given day. Three fourths of them are incarcerated for non-violent offenses such as theft, vandalism or running away from home. African-Americans and Latinos make up 80% of incarcerated youth, and are locked up more often than white youth who commit the same offenses.Slide15
QB9.
Once respondents learned more about the issue, support for closing youth prisons increased by seven percentage points.
Total Support
68%
Total Oppose
26%Slide16
Reactions to Facts About Youth PrisonsSlide17
QB10. Split Sample
Ext./Very Conc
.
80%
79%
77%
77%
Next, is a series of facts describing the juvenile justice system in California. Please indicate whether you find this fact extremely concerning, very concerning, somewhat concerning, or not concerning. If you don’t believe it, you can select that too
Facts about abuse, recidivism, rates of teen pregnancy, and unmet mental health needs are most concerning.Slide18
QB10. Next, is a series of facts describing the juvenile justice system in California. Please indicate whether you find this fact extremely concerning, very concerning, somewhat concerning, or not concerning. If you don’t believe it, you can select that too. Split Sample
Ext./Very Conc
.
75%
75%
75%
74%
The unfair treatment of black and brown youth and inadequate education in youth prisons are also concerning.Slide19
QB10. Next, is a series of facts describing the juvenile justice system in California. Please indicate whether you find this fact extremely concerning, very concerning, somewhat concerning, or not concerning. If you don’t believe it, you can select that too. Split Sample
Ext./Very Conc
.
72%
71%
70%
70%
The treatment of youth with disabilities and similarities to the adult prison model are seen as very concerning.Slide20
Support for Alternatives to Youth PrisonsSlide21
QB16. You will read about specific policies California could adopt to prevent youth arrests and reduce the number of youth who are incarcerated with the goal of ultimately eliminating juvenile incarceration. For each, please indicate if it sounds like something you would strongly support, somewhat support, somewhat oppose, or strongly oppose.
Total Supp.
Total Opp.
89%
11%
88%
12%
89%
11%
Restorative justice, community reinvestment, and ensuring providers are equipped to deal with youth trauma are the most strongly supported alternatives to youth prisons.Slide22
QB16. You will read about specific policies California could adopt to prevent youth arrests and reduce the number of youth who are incarcerated with the goal of ultimately eliminating juvenile incarceration. For each, please indicate if it sounds like something you would strongly support, somewhat support, somewhat oppose, or strongly oppose.
Total Supp.
Total Opp.
86%
14%
86%
14%
8
5%
15%
Respondents also supported an array of other policies, although less intensely.Slide23