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Next CJSMC Meeting - Thursday, March 28, 2013

catherine.hall@dc4dc.com (Catherine Hall) — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 15:59:55 +0000

The next meeting of the Criminal Justice System Management Council will take place Thursday, March 28, 2013 at 11:45 AM in the Jesse Lowe Conference Room on the third floor in the Civic Center.

NIC: Keeping Your Criminal Justice Coordinating Committee Going Strong

catherine.hall@dc4dc.com (Catherine Hall) — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 20:43:33 +0000

by Michael R. Jones, Senior Project Associate, Pretrial Justice Institute, Washington, D.C.

What makes some local criminal justice coordinating committees (CJCCs) so effective? Mike Jones discusses three key components that underpin teams that work especially well in developing effective solutions that make a big difference. He also highlights the formation of the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council Network, a BJA-supported community formed to share knowledge and ideas. CJCCs can be a very effective forum for finding long-term solutions and for managing justice system issues, such as jail crowding, court inefficiencies, and resource reductions, to name only a few. Mike’s expertise comes from several years leading the CJCC in Jefferson County (Golden), Colorado, plus his experiences working with many other jurisdictions as an NIC Technical Assistance provider and with the Pretrial Justice Institute team.

Download the full article here.

Douglas County receives Bureau of Justice Assistance Second Chance Act Grant

catherine.hall@dc4dc.com (Catherine Hall) — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 23:04:44 +0000

Douglas County, NE is one of eleven recipients selected nationally to receive a FY12 Second Chance Act Adult Offender Reentry Implementation grant award from the Bureau of Justice Assistance. This award supports the development and implementation of comprehensive and collaborative strategies that address the challenges posed by reentry to increase public safety and reduce recidivism.

The Second Chance Act of 2007 provides a comprehensive response to the increasing number of incarcerated adults and juveniles who are released from prison, jail, and juvenile residential facilities and returning to communities. The Second Chance Act will help ensure that the transition individuals make from prison, jail, or juvenile residential facilities to the community is successful and promotes public safety. The Second Chance Act Programs are designed to help communities develop and implement comprehensive and collaborative strategies that address the challenges posed by offender reentry and recidivism reduction. Reentry is not a specific program, but rather an evidence-based process that starts when an offender is initially incarcerated and ends when the offender has been successfully reintegrated in his or her community as a law-abiding citizen.

Douglas County proposes to implement effective reentry strategies by building on existing resources, including a motivated and broadly representative collaborative base of partners in the Reentry Initiatives Council and ongoing strategic planning activities that have accompanied a FY 11 Second Chance Act Adult Offender Reentry Planning grant award.