Washington County CJCC hears foundational training from Justice Management Institute, plans follow-up interviews and retreat

Washington County’s newly formed Criminal Justice Council received foundational training from the Justice Management Institute (JMI) and agreed to targeted next steps, including one-on-one interviews with the consultant and a longer follow-up meeting to set priorities.

Amy Whitman, a JMI program manager who led the hour-plus presentation, summarized national guidance and local examples that councils use to coordinate criminal justice system partners. “We created the National Network of Criminal Justice Coordinating Councils about 15 years ago,” Whitman said, noting JMI’s national standards work with the National Institute of Corrections and a companion “essential elements” checklist intended as a more digestible…