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Commission releases summary of SR196 veterans study; recommends earlier identification and cross‑system data sharing
Summary
A 15‑month Commission study under SR196 examined veterans in the criminal justice system and recommended early identification, standardized veteran definitions, records-based veteran detection (RSS/SQUARES), cross‑system data collection, program evaluations, and expanded training to improve linkage to care and outcomes.
Commission research staff summarized findings and recommendations from a 15‑month study conducted in response to Senate Resolution 196 examining veterans involved in the criminal justice system.
Staff described a mixed‑methods effort that combined a Department of Defense veteran identifier merged with criminal justice data across the Commonwealth, surveys of president judges and county jail wardens, site visits to veteran‑serving programs and Department of Corrections facilities, and more than 50 stakeholder interviews. Staff called the resulting product the most expansive study of veterans in the criminal justice system in the…
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