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CJCC Definitions Discussion

Presentation to CJCC

September 24, 2005

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Agenda

Review process

Identify key issues

Review work product

Discussion of definitions

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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”

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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

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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