With support from data and policy experts, the Justice Reinvestment Initiative (JRI) helps states identify opportunities to improve criminal justice outcomes, implement more cost-effective solutions, and invest in strategies that reduce recidivism and hold individuals accountable.
This report report offers a brief overview of the implementation phase of the Justice Reinvestment Initiative and the positive results in states CJI has partnered with, including Louisiana, Alaska, Maryland, Oklahoma, Utah, and Mississippi.
The Justice Reinvestment Initiative (JRI) is a partnership with state leaders from all three branches of government committed to using their criminal justice data to examine and improve their systems by implementing proven, innovative, and comprehensive approaches to reduce crime, cut recidivism rates, and shift resources toward more effective public safety strategies. A central goal…
This joint report from the Crime and Justice Institute and the Council of State Governments summarizes how eight states — Arkansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Missouri, Nevada, Oklahoma, Oregon, and Pennsylvania — have used JRI to help address law enforcement challenges.
The 1 October After-Action Review, released in July 2019, gives an in-depth look at law enforcement response to the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. CJI was honored to work with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) on this exhaustive review of the 1 October mass-casualty shooting. The 93 recommendations outlined in this…
CJI is currently working with the City of Milwaukee towards compliance with a court ordered settlement agreement regarding Milwaukee’s police practices. Key elements of that agreement include data collection efforts and improved accountability mechanisms. Read the first annual report here.
Findings from the Field: A Summary of Focus Groups with Baltimore Police Officers is based on focus groups with 68 officers, including patrol officers, detectives, sergeants, and lieutenants. Officers raised concerns during the focus groups including low morale, strained community relations following riots in 2015, confusion about what the consent decree requires, and anxiety…
Police departments often operate with decades-old policies. Many police departments don’t have the financial or legal resources for regular and comprehensive policy updates. Police departments are also not required to be accredited, which can serve as a mechanism for a routine review of the legality and currency of policies. Many additional reasons exist. Since 1994,…
The Clean Slate Initiative (CSI), a bipartisan national movement to automate the clearing of criminal records that block second chances for tens of millions of Americans, is proud to bring on Sheena Meade as Managing Director. Sheena, a longtime social justice advocate and a leader of the successful campaign to restore voting rights to 1.4…
Read ArticleFlorida's Duval County Jail released about 500 individuals early between mid-March and June 23. Those released were… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
