Barry Krisberg quoted in Los Angeles Times, January 30, 2015

“There’s no evidence that anybody was being helped by the experience of arrest,” he said. “There’s no research that for chronic addicts, an arrest gets you into treatment. What gets people into treatment is pressure from family members and peers.”

Barry Krisberg quoted in Voice of OC, January 23, 2015

“If we really want to prosecute gangs we should prosecute gangs with the criminal justice system or even more importantly invest in prevention or intervention.”

Barry Krisberg interviewed on KCRW, November 12, 2014

“We’ve dug ourselves into an impossible hole by increasing our incarcerated population by seven- and eight-folds in the last twenty years. And frankly, most of the criminal justice community has been avoiding any significant reforms of this policy. The voters have decided they want the policy changed, so there’s going to be a bit of a catch-up.”

Barry Krisberg quoted in San Francisco Chronicle, November 11, 2014

“Homicide tends to be concentrated in certain neighborhoods, whereas burglaries, auto theft and, to some extent, robberies touch a broader part of the population,” he said.

Barry Krisberg quoted in Los Angeles Times, November 7, 2014

“We want to focus on violent crime, instead of focusing on chronic drunks and minor drug addicts” who need treatment, not prison time, said UC Berkeley criminologist Barry Krisberg.

Barry Krisberg writes for The Crime Report, November 5, 2014

California has traditionally been ahead of national developments, but a good predictor of future political trends. Since California is the largest state in the country, if Prop 47 passes other states may well follow suit. As California goes, so goes the nation.

Barry Krisberg writes for The Conversation, November 4, 2014

It will save California taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars and use those savings to support education, mental health and substance abuse counseling, and help for victims of crime.

Barry Krisberg quoted in Daily Journal (registration required), October 29, 2014

“As long as I can remember, the AG’s race has been hotly contested, often representing a pretty broad ideological difference between the candidates,” Krisberg said. “This is really very different.”

Barry Krisberg quoted in The Huffington Post, October 23, 2014

“California is still struggling with a huge and troubled prison system, and the legislature and governor have been essentially incapable of supporting significant sentencing reforms. An initiative is the only way to go.”

Barry Krisberg quoted in The Daily Californian, October 20, 2014

“Hate crimes are extraordinarily difficult to prove,” said Barry Krisberg. … “A jury trial in this case would have been very difficult. What we see here was a plea margin that was reached, which will bring the crime down to a different level. It was somewhat ambiguous whether or not it was truly motivated by hatred … or if it was merely a prank.”