About

Goals

• Improve Public Safety
• Reduce Reliance on Incarceration
• Promote Fairness and Procedural Justice
• Address Racial and Ethnic Equity and Inclusion
• Support and Enhance Victim’s Advocacy
• Increase Coordination and Collaboration Across all County Justice Departments
• Facilitate Coordination and Collaboration with non-profit community partners serving victims
• Enhance Public Trust and Confidence

Scope / Duties

• Coordinate with other Harris County justice agencies to identify existing programs, data infrastructure, and map work processes;
• Collect and analyze data to identify systemic trends and evaluate comparative evidence-based practices;
• Conduct research nationally to compile a list of programs that have proven success comparative to our goals; 
• Recommend policies to Commissioners Court that are predicated on evidence-based practices generated through our data analysis and research to achieve our goals;
• Staff the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (CJCC) and its committees, including facilitating CJCC meetings, managing the MacArthur Safety & Justice Challenge grant;
• Support existing technical, research, and policy staff in Harris County justice agencies; and
• Serve as a resource to help facilitate projects that cross multiple departments and other governmental agencies.