The Crime and Justice Institute (CJI) compared Lycoming County (Williamsport), Pennsylvania’s pretrial release, detention, and supervision practices against recognized best practices for a high-functioning pretrial system. CJI also compared the county’s pretrial system against Pennsylvania’s current and proposed legal requirements for pretrial processing. The goal of this assessment is to identify systemic changes that may…
When a person facing criminal charges fails to appear for a court hearing, no one benefits. Courts must reschedule hearings and often issue warrants, consuming time and resources. Meanwhile, people who miss court may face additional charges, fees, and even jail time. Courts need hard data on why people miss court. However, relatively few studies…
North Dakota’s Justice Reinvestment Initiative (JRI) Reentry Study Working Group’s comprehensive report provides 26 key recommendations for improving reentry for justice-involved individuals in the state. The goal of this JRI effort is to reduce recidivism and improve rehabilitation for justice-involved individuals in the state, to be implemented through a series of evidence-based policies. Read the…
The Crime and Justice Institute (CJI) has completed a detailed system assessment of the Juvenile Court of Memphis & Shelby County (JCMSC), providing key insights and recommendations to enhance the Court Services Division’s effectiveness. The assessment, requested by JCMSC in October 2023, aimed to understand factors and current practices that are driving the youth justice…
Safe and stable housing is essential for successful reentry, yet there are holes in programming despite best intentions. Two states, Louisiana and Tennessee, have developed innovative models to address gaps in housing, with the goal of helping people succeed as they exit the justice system—reducing recidivism and improving public safety. In the debut publication of…
The past decade has witnessed a movement to bolster local response to behavioral health crises, such as law enforcement crisis intervention teams or specialized units, co-responder programs, mobile crisis teams, and 911 dispatch. CJI found that statutory intervention has a direct and profound impact on the success of law enforcement and first responder crisis response…
The Crime and Justice Institute (CJI) partnered with researchers from Austin Peay State University and the Tennessee Corrections Institute (TCI) to conduct interviews with a sample of jail staff across the state. This project was made possible through funding from the Bureau of Justice Assistance. Click this link to read the full report. To address…
This report by the Crime and Justice Institute (CJI) shows progress made by Oklahoma County to implement earlier 2016 Task Force recommendations to reduce the jail population and promote public safety. The county’s Criminal Justice Advisory Council requested CJI’s assistance to perform a follow-up study of the county’s progress.
The Crime and Justice Institute (CJI) recently had the privilege of presenting three sessions to packed rooms at the American Probation and Parole Association’s (APPA) 2025 Winter Institute in Las Vegas. This event brought together probation and parole practitioners, agency leaders, and other professionals from across the country to explore the latest strategies, important developments,…
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