1 CJCC Definitions Discussion Presentation to CJCC September 24, 2005

2 Agenda Review process Identify key issues Review work product Discussion of definitions

3 Back to Basics CJCC purpose:... develop plans, programs and positions on concerns which have multi- disciplinary Criminal Justice System application, have a positive impact on crime, are innovative or are intergovernmental in scope Q: How effective is the CJCC as a system? A: Without measures you can’t tell success from failure

4 Review Process Charge: to develop a data report that the CJCC can use to manage the criminal justice system Focus is jail information Representative workgroup established Developed work product of draft definitions Decision trees for “legal status” and “most serious offense” Community Corrections developing comprehensive data set from March 2005

5 Key Issues Classification of individuals in jail on multiple charges at multiple stages of adjudication process Definitions: no consistent playbook No data is better than bad data Consistent terminology is barrier to systems integration Accountability – long term support needed to meet charge

6 Committee Work Product Beginning of conversation Draft definitions and rationale behind the methodology Two decision trees proposed Trial Court developing draft of additional definitions to complement work product

7 Recidivism Proposal: individuals who reenter the JAIL for any reason, subdivided by type of arrest and time Issues While difficult, most convenient way to measure recidivism Does not account for crimes that result in an arrest elsewhere Does not account for crimes that do not result in jail admission

8 Violent Offense Proposal: 221 offenses listed as “crimes against a person” by sentencing guidelines Issues No reference to misdemeanors (needs to be developed) Allows for comparison statewide Not consensus that all 208 offenses are considered “violent”

9 Single Most Serious Offense Proposal: decision tree based on statutory sentencing guidelines Issues Sentencing guidelines identify felonies only High Court Misdemeanors Unique – allows focus on what CJCC decides is most serious Unique – does not allow for comparison with other counties

10 Legal Status/ Charge Level Proposal: decision tree, consistent with Jail Population Information System (JPIS), which is submitted to the State Issues “Bracketing” jail sentences Sentenced charges are generally greater than unsentenced charges, but not always Possible to not be consistent with “most serious offense” decision tree