Law Enforcement

Objective 3: Promote Justice Counts with the goal of increasing participation and support.?(Developing Promotional Materials and Conference Appearances)?
CSG Justice Center staff presented to the Office of the Assistant Attorney General to showcase the connections between Justice Reinvestment and Justice Counts.?CSG Justice Center staff also met with the Center for Justice Innovation and Measures for Justice to discuss potential session topics for a community courts conference to take place in April.??

Objective 2: Continuously review the metrics, technology, solution for states, and related resources and refine as needed.?(Tier 1 Metrics and TIGs/ Publisher Updates)?
CSG Justice Center staff worked with Recidiviz to release the following updates to the Justice Counts Publisher platform, including updates for both users:
adding a tooltip for the metric total while in the breakdowns view to make the Explore Data portion of Publisher easier for agencies to use;
adding a Configuration Status button to clarify if an agency has finished fully defining a metric;

Objective 1: Use the hub and spoke model to engage all necessary and appropriate subject matter expertise to support Justice Counts design and implementation. (Partners)?
CSG Justice Center staff met with the National Center for State Courts, the National District Attorney's Association, the National Association of Counties, and the National Criminal Justice Association to discuss areas of collaboration.???

Priority Area 1: Data Analysis

Priority Area 1: Facilitate a cross-system data match between Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and Department of Corrections (DOC) to identify the overlapping population of people who have behavioral health challenges in state and move through the county and state criminal justice system and to identify high utilizers of these systems.

Connecticut DESPP was awarded a grant to develop an Annual SAK Inventory Policy to ensure timely submission of SAKs for testing, develop potential legislative changes, enhance existing sexual assault response policies, establish mandatory training for law enforcement personnel, and require regular convening of MDT working groups in local jurisdictions. The SAKI TTA PA5 Assessment Team conducted a 2-day in-person site visit to review assessment findings and discuss next steps.

SAKI Prosecution Working Group was hosted for SAKI Grantees. The discussion served as an opportunity to share information about evidence of 404(b) as it relates to sexual assault and other violent crimes. The TTA event also served as an opportunity to spark conversation amongst attendees about their experiences in this space.

SAKI Advocacy Working Group was hosted for SAKI Grantees. The discussion served as an opportunity for attendees to discuss successes and lessons learned in the advocacy realm as the SAKI program approaches the 10-year anniversary of its inception.

Office hours held with PA4 SAKI Grantees that are local and state agencies. These Office Hours are meant to covey SAKI Program updates and solicit TTA needs and questions from similar SAKI Grantees.

Office hours held with PA1/PA2 SAKI Grantees that are statewide agencies. There are multiple cohorts of PA1/PA2 statewide agencies. These Office Hours are meant to covey SAKI Program updates and solicit TTA needs and questions from similar SAKI Grantees.