Whatcom County index subcommittee maps local data plan to evaluate Justice Project
At an April 3 meeting, the Index Subcommittee reviewed a VillageReach proposal to measure Justice Project outcomes using a combination of national frameworks and local data, and identified gaps in behavioral-health flags, recidivism definitions and data-sharing permissions.
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The Index Subcommittee of the Incarceration and Prevention Reduction Task Force met on April 3 to review a proposed evaluation and performance measurement plan for the Justice Project. VillageReach consultant Julia Garrett presented recommendations that would combine elements of Justice Counts, Measures for Justice, the Sequential Intercept Model and the Stepping Up initiative to track four primary outcomes: jail bookings, average jail length of stay, connections to care at release, and recidivism.
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