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Measures for Justice has developed a draft Justice Index that contains about 50 indicators that represent every part of the justice system from arrest to post-conviction and include interests of both victims and defendants. The measures need to be tested for feasibility and utility in order to create a core set of indicators that can be widely replicated in counties across the United States. MFJ is conducting a pilot in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin to examine data capacity at the local level and to hone down the current Justice Index measures so that they can be used nationwide.

After an initial research study published from the University of Chicago's Crime Lab showing positive results in community prosecution reducing crime, APA and the community prosecution community hopes to gain a better understanding of which community prosecution strategies result in the most cost-benefit ratio in reducing crime. They strategies can then be identified and disseminated across the nation in an effort to make community prosecution more effective and efficient.

The delivery of pretrial services in New York State appears inconsistent although the New York State Office of Probation and Correctional Alternatives has adopted a set of Pretrial Release Standards. The public safety issue is that these inconsistencies create situations where subjective and non-evidence based practices are being used to assist judges in making release/bail decisions.

Assist the DC MPD enhance operational efficiencies and strategies for civilianizing certain positions within the department. Deliverables include: (1) comprehensive assessment of the current department workflows and activities performed by sworn officers; and (2) strategic plan with recommendations to implement changes based upon assessment findings and successful implementations similar in scope and complexity to MPD.

Assist the Boston Police Department in addressing the release and reentry of potentially 600 to over 1100 inmates due to the tampering with drug evidence and falsifying documents and test results. Deliverables include: (1) GIS maps which depict demographic and contextual data with 90%-95% accuracy based on stakeholder identified data elements and priorities; and (2) recommendations on planning and implementation of reentry strategies and initiatives.

The City of Lowell faces significant gang and gun violence problems.

The Erie County & Buffalo Safe Neighborhood Committee was created by the Erie County Legislature in response to a senseless, deadly shooting on Buffalo’s East Side that took two young lives. The Committee has the responsibility to identify strategies and policy that could help reduce crime in Buffalo. The Committee is looking for guidance and training to help identify these strategies and develop a community-wide plan to combat violence in our neighborhoods.

Creation of an integrated criminal justice database for St. Louis, MO to track persons arrested for offenses involving a firearm. The requested assistance will enable the city to develop, implement, and evaluate the integrated criminal justice data base over a 12 month period.

The affordable healthcare act will be implemented in October 2013 and the State of Illinois is seeking assistance to collaborate among state agencies to implement this new reform.

To date no government entity, academic institution, organization or individual has been able to collect complete data on how right to counsel services are organized and funded in Mississippi. In 2011, the Mississippi Legislature took initial steps to rectify this situation through the creation of the Office of the State Public Defender (OSPD). OSPD is statutorily tasked with coordinating the collection of statistical data and making recommendations to a Supreme Court Task force on the creation of a unified statewide right to counsel system.