Technology Implementation - Crime Analysis

Objective 1: Develop standards for local jurisdictions and state criminal justice agencies that will result in data being accurately and comprehensively aggregated at the state and national levels. (Tier 2 metrics and TIGs)?

Objective 2: Develop tools and make them available to states and other interested jurisdictions (publisher).?

Work for this objective is now complete with the development and implementation of the Justice Counts Publisher.?

Objective 5: Develop and run a national campaign to educate criminal justice agency leaders, policymakers, and the public about the Justice Counts metrics. (Website Work)?

In October, CSG Justice Center staff continued working with contractors to develop agency dashboards.

Objective 6: Provide intensive TA to 10 states, supporting the adoption and use of the Justice Counts metrics to drive decision-making. (Founding State Work)?

In Louisiana, CSG Justice Center staff met with East Baton Rouge Criminal Justice Coordinating Council to provide project updates and with the Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office?to introduce the project.

On June 20, IIR hosted a CACoP webinar that featured CNA project director Ms. Heather Perez discussing the Crime Analyst in Residence (CAR) program, which assists small law enforcement agencies in creating or improving their use of data analytics. This session also featured Ms. Amanda Bruner, a criminal intelligence expert, who presented on the Stratified Policing Model.

“What is the role of a crime analyst?” This simple question will evoke several different responses based on whom you ask. With the definition and role of a crime analyst constantly evolving, analysts are expected to be fluid and fulfill any and all needs of their agency. During this Crime Analysis Community of Practice session, retired Los Angeles County, California, Sheriff’s Department analyst Ms. Annie Mitchell discussed how analysts can control their role in this ever-changing profession and provide actionable crime analysis.

States face numerous and pressing criminal justice challenges that directly impact communities and agencies across multiple levels of government. State leaders—governors, legislators, and agency officials—play a critical role in ensuring public safety by setting priorities, identifying policies and programs to achieve them, and allocating finite resources that impact every area of the justice system.

The development of practical, hands-on training scenarios for integration into courses delivered to LEO's by the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C). The scenarios, artifacts, and lab activities will allow LEO's to acquire forensic acquisition skills related to emerging technologies.

Premier leaders and practitioners from across the justice landscape met October 8, 2019 Global Justice Information Sharing Initiative (Global) Advisory Committee (GAC, Committee) Meeting at the Office of Justice Programs offices. To maximize resources and provide opportunities for Global engagement by an even greater range of subject-matter experts (SME), the majority of hands-on Committee efforts are conducted virtually. However, once a year, this collaborative Federal Advisory Committee, under the long-standing guidance and support of the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), U.S.