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House Judiciary Committee hears testimony backing H.382 to standardize Vermont criminal-justice data
Summary
Witnesses told the House Judiciary Committee that H.382 would create consistent, public criminal-justice reporting across Vermont agencies but will require technology upgrades, clarified agency roles and attention to data quality. Committee members requested written testimony and additional technical detail before moving forward.
The House Judiciary Committee heard testimony on H.382, a bill to create standardized public reporting of criminal-justice data across Vermont agencies, during a committee meeting (date not specified). Representative Kevin Christie introduced the bill and said it aims to provide 'guardrails' so policymakers and the public can evaluate fairness initiatives with shared facts.
Susana Davis of the Office of Racial Equity told the committee that the division’s review found three categories of data relevant to the bill: data that already exist and can be compiled, data that are not currently collected but should be, and data whose collection would require significant technological or infrastructure modernization. "Some of [the data points] are already collected or that they exist somewhere. Some of…
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