Board hears evidence-based justice report; dissolves EBDM policy team, moves work under CJCC

Mar 27, 2025

County officials detailed a years-long Evidence-Based Decision Making initiative—covering pretrial assessment, deferred prosecution, behavioral-health information sharing and co-responder pilots—and the board voted to dissolve the formal EBDM policy team and transfer its duties to the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council.

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Rock County officials told the Board of Supervisors March 13 that a multi-year Evidence-Based Decision Making (EBDM) initiative has produced operational changes in pretrial supervision, diversion and behavioral-health information sharing — and the board voted to dissolve the formal EBDM policy team and shift oversight to the county’s Criminal Justice Coordinating Council.

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