In March, CSG Justice Center staff continued extensive planning, coordination, and communication internally, with project partners, and with members of the project’s national steering committee. CSG Justice Center staff continued to work closely with staff from Recidiviz to advance the “state data” component of the project, including (a) ensuring that the publicly available, aggregate-level data being compiled adhered to the agreed-upon framework and (b) reviewing and confirming Recidiviz’s findings on correctional data in all 50 states. CSG Justice Center staff also worked with staff from Recidiviz and leadership from the Correctional Leader’s Association to prepare a preview web page of the data scan to give state correctional directors an opportunity to view their state’s data and provide feedback before the corrections component of the data scan is made public. CSG Justice Center staff worked closely with project partner Measures for Justice (MFJ) to consider the structure of the project’s seven issue-specific subcommittees. CSG Justice Center staff held 15 calls with project partners and interested stakeholders to gather feedback on potential subcommittee members. Thirteen members of the National Steering Committee were invited to join various subcommittees and 11 have accepted. CSG Justice Center staff worked with MFJ to coordinate invitations and continue planning for the first subcommittee meetings to be held at the beginning of May. Additionally, CSG Justice Center staff presented an overview of the Justice Counts project to members of the National Criminal Justice Association who represent state Statistical Administering Agencies and heard from several states that are interested in learning more about Justice Counts. Lastly, CSG Justice Center staff worked with staff at the National Association of Sentencing Commissions to plan for a presentation on Justice Counts at the beginning of May.
New Insights:
CSG Justice Center staff worked with MFJ staff to develop a general structure for the seven issue-specific subcommittees. After consulting with additional project partners, CSG Justice Center staff decided to seek out individuals who brought a needed viewpoint or experience, rather than focus on organizations, to shape the composition of each subcommittee. By focusing on each person’s resume and experience, CSG Justice Center staff can help ensure that each subcommittee has members with the requisite range of expertise needed to consider different facets of criminal justice metrics. With BJA approval, CSG Justice Center staff and project partners identified a diverse group of people with criminal justice data expertise to help identify potential metrics for the Justice Counts National Steering Committee’s consideration.
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• 3/2: Call with Senior Court Research Associate from the National Center for State Courts to provide an update on the Justice Counts project and discuss the composition of the courts and pretrial subcommittee.
• 3/2: Call with Executive Director and Policy Director from NCJA, Executive Director from the Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Services, and Senior Policy Advisor from BJA to discuss Justice Counts presentation to NCJA.
• 3/3: Call with International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) staff to provide an update on the Justice Counts project and discuss the composition of the law enforcement subcommittee.
• 3/4: Call with American Jail Association staff to provide an update on the Justice Counts project and discuss the composition of the jails subcommittee.
• 3/4: Call with MFJ staff to discuss the development of Justice Counts metrics and subcommittee composition.
• 3/4: Call with Executive Director from the National District Attorney Association and County Attorney from Yavapai County, Arizona, to provide an update on the Justice Counts project and discuss the composition of the prosecution subcommittee.
• 3/8: Call with Program Manager from the National Association of Counties to provide an update on the Justice Counts project and discuss subcommittee composition.
• 3/9: Call with Executive Director and Media & Web Developer from the Correctional Management Institute of Texas, Sam Houston State University, and Vice Chair from Texas’s Judicial Committee on Information Technology to provide an overview of the Justice Counts project and discuss criminal justice data collection in Texas.
• 3/9: Call with American Probation and Parole Association (APPA) staff to provide an update on the Justice Counts project and discuss the composition of the community supervision and reentry subcommittee.
• 3/9: Call with Senior Policy Advisor from BJA to provide an update on the Justice Counts project, discuss the composition of subcommittees, and plan for the first subcommittee meetings.
• 3/12: Call with staff from the National Council of State Legislators (NCSL to provide an update on the Justice Counts project, discuss the composition of the courts and pretrial operations subcommittee, and clarify the composition and objectives of papers to be prepared by NCSL for Justice Counts internal use.
• 3/12: Call with Product Manager from Recidiviz about the data scan component of the project, including the design for the data scan deliverable, available resources, and plans for operationalizing the data scan in the coming weeks and months.
• 3/12: Call with IACP staff to discuss the composition of the law enforcement subcommittee.
• 3/16: Call with MFJ staff to discuss subcommittee composition, outreach, and planning for the first subcommittee meeting.
• 3/16: Call with Prosecuting Attorney’s Association of Michigan staff to discuss the composition of the prosecution subcommittee.
• 3/16: Call with Director of Grants and Contracts from the National Sheriffs’ Association and Executive Director from Massachusetts’ Sheriffs’ Association, to discuss the composition of the jails subcommittee.
• 3/18: Call with Justice Management Institute staff to provide an update on the Justice Counts project and discuss subcommittee composition.
• 3/18: Call with IACP to discuss the law enforcement subcommittee and the Chief’s interest and ability to participate.
• 3/18: Call with Rand Corporation staff to provide an update on the Justice Counts project and discuss subcommittee composition.
• 3/19: Call with Product Manager from Recidiviz about the data scan component of the project, including the design for the data scan deliverable, available resources, and plans for operationalizing the data scan in the coming weeks and months.
• 3/22: Call with Policy Director at the National Criminal Justice Association (NCJA) to discuss follow-up to Justice Counts presentation to NCJA members on March 5.
• 3/24: Call with MFJ staff to discuss subcommittee composition, outreach, and planning for the first subcommittee meeting.
• 3/24: Call with Director of Governance & Strategic Initiatives at Correctional Leaders Association to discuss outreach to state corrections leaders regarding the corrections part of the Justice Counts data scan.
• 3/25: Call with Executive Director from the Alabama Sentencing Commission to discuss a future Justice Counts presentation to the National Association of Sentencing Commissions.
• 3/25: Call with Product Manager from Recidiviz about the data scan component of the project, including the design for the data scan deliverable, available resources, and plans for operationalizing the data scan in the coming weeks and months.
• 3/29: Call with Executive Director from the National District Attorney Association and National President and National President-Elect of the National Hispanic Bar Association to discuss the composition of the Justice Counts prosecution subcommittee.
• 3/30: Call with staff from American Probation and Parole Association regarding outreach to supervision agencies about the Justice Counts data scan.
• 3/31: Call with Executive Director from the National District Attorney Association to discuss the composition of the prosecution subcommittee.
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