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12/4 - Meeting with Nanette Gilbertson, Executive Director of the County Attorneys Association and the Sheriff's and Peace Officers Association. CSG Justice Center staff discussed how Justice Counts may be able to support 53 of 56 counties in Montana. (1 person, representing 2 agencies).
Prior research has found that substance use education programs for youth typically fail because of a lack of student interest since activities did not relate to their actual lives. In order for drug use programs to be effective, they need to be based on the real experiences of youth, which is a principle of harm reduction.
12/4 - Recruitment meeting with Chief Brett Petty (Legislative Chair of the Montana Association of Chiefs of Police and on the Executive Committee) and Assistant Chief Cory 'Scott' Bailey of the Helena Police Department to introduce the project. (2 participants, representing 1 agency).
12/5 - Public comment at the Montana Board of Crime Control (MBCC)-Leo Dutton, Chairman and Sheriff & Coroner, Lewis & Clark County; Rick Kirn, Fort Peck Tribal Member; Amanda Littlesun, DV Prevention Program Rocky Mountain Tribal Leaders Council; Amanda Assistant U.S.
12/5 - Recruitment meeting with Eric Bryson (Executive Director) of the Montana Association of Counties and Janice Fries (Director) of the Montana Statistical Analysis Center. CSG Justice Center staff discussed possible partnership between Justice Counts and Montana Board of Crime Control. (2 participants, representing 2 agencies).
12/5 - Recruitment meeting with Ann Miller (Justice Center Advisory Board member and Managing Attorney), Lynsey Gaudioso (Staff Attorney), Katie Jones (Staff Attorney), and Susette Billedeaux (Director of Holistic Services) of the Tribal Defenders Office of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CSKT). Maylinn Smith (Managing Attorney) and Joshua Cahacon (Lead Case Manager) of the Tribal Prosecutors Office of the CSKT attended as well. (6 participants, representing 2 CSKT agencies).
12/10 - Recruitment meeting with Jon R. Courtney, Deputy Director of the New Mexico Legislative Finance Committee. CSG Justice Center staff discussed the possibility of presenting Justice Counts at their next legislative session in 2025. (1 participant, representing 1 agency).
12/10 - Recruitment meeting with Special Counsel Marco Serna of the Administration of District Attorneys to introduce the project. (1 participant, representing 1 agency).
12/10 - Meeting with Octavian Valencia (DPS Staff Manager) and Amanda Macias (Special Projects Supervisor) of the NM Department of Public Safety to begin collecting statewide law enforcement data. (2 participants, representing 1 agency)
12/10 - Re-engagement meeting with Douglas Carver (Acting Deputy Director) and Nancy Shan (Director of Research) of the New Mexico Sentencing Commission (NMSC) now that agency is under new leadership. CSG Justice Center staff also discussed NMSC's ability to collect metrics on behalf of the DOC. (2 participants, representing 1 agency)
