Focus/Advisory Group Working Session

Objective 6: Provide intensive TA to 10 states, supporting the adoption and use of the Justice Counts metrics to drive decision-making.
Meeting with Locke Thompson (County Attorney) and Amanda Landrum (Assistant Attorney) from the Cole County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to introduce the project. The office opted in during the meeting. (2 people, representing 1 agency)

Objective 6: Provide intensive TA to 10 states, supporting the adoption and use of the Justice Counts metrics to drive decision-making.
Meeting with Daniel Cicchini (Chief Deputy Prosecutor) of Marion County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to introduce the project. (1 person, representing 1 agency)?
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Objective 6: Provide intensive TA to 10 states, supporting the adoption and use of the Justice Counts metrics to drive decision-making.
Meeting with Kendale Adams (Deputy Chief Criminal Investigations Division) and Seth Farrell (Major of the Criminal Investigations Division) at the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department to introduce the project. (2 people, representing 1 agency)?
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Objective 6: Provide intensive TA to 10 states, supporting the adoption and use of the Justice Counts metrics to drive decision-making.
Meeting with Chief Eric Wilde (Chief of Police) from the Jefferson City Police Department to introduce the project. He opted in during the meeting. (1 person, representing 1 agency)
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Objective 6: Provide intensive TA to 10 states, supporting the adoption and use of the Justice Counts metrics to drive decision-making.
Meeting with Mark Eichholz (Circuit Clerk) from the Cole County Circuit Court to introduce the project. (1 person, representing 1 agency)

Objective 6: Provide intensive TA to 10 states, supporting the adoption and use of the Justice Counts metrics to drive decision-making. Meeting with Ray Casanova (Incoming Chief Public Defender) and Anne Sutton (Chief Counsel) of Marion County's Public Defender's Office to introduce the project and learn about the work of the Public Defender's Office. (2 people, representing 2 agencies)

On July 24, 2024, Center staff held a final advisory council meeting before the rollout began. In attendance were various criminal justice practitioners from the field. In this meeting, the council members were updated on the data collection from beta testing. Center staff also discussed the JS-BIT rollout plan and provided an overview of the next steps which include data collection and reports and training curriculum development.

The SLATT monthly partner meeting was held on September 5, 2024. SLATT partner meetings are convened to discuss current initiatives and progress toward completing SLATT tasks.

The Community of Practice for Families and Youth meeting is held every other first Thursday of the month at 2:00pm EST. This is a broad category, and therefore, we are very excited to learn about what types of activities each of you are planning. This is an opportunity for grantees to discuss experiences and challenges, share successes, and shape training and technical assistance opportunities related to the role and responsibilities of project coordinators In May, Met for bi-monthly meeting. A guest presenter discussed harm reduction and parenting.

Join guests Tamera Marshall, Youth Diversion Coordinator for Oglala Sioux Tribe and Annie Brokenleg, Juvenile Diversion Coordinator for the State of South Dakota for this community of practice session focused on highlighting tribal-state collaboration through the South Dakota Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative. Engage in peer exchange with other services providers focused on the value of multi-jurisdictional collaboration in juvenile diversion.