Readings | Commission on Criminal & Juvenile Justice

The readings and information found in the categories below were previously shared with Commissioners at specific Commission meetings. Because these resources may be difficult to locate among the many entries for Commission Meetings, they are compiled here for ease of perusal. There are additional links to background information not provided at Commission meetings, but were offered to inform Commissioner's discussions and deliberations.

RECENT POSTS

Link	Document Title
	TOPIC: Criminal Justice Agency Practices Addressing Trauma and Victimization in Women's Prisons- Executive Summary (2020) 322KB (See also Urban Institute)
	TOPIC: Criminal Justice Agency Practices Exploring the Increase in CO District Court Filing (2013-2018) 1.1MB
	TOPIC: Criminal Justice Agency Practices Prosecutors, Reentry, and Public Safety (2019) 419KB (See also Institute for Innovation in Prosecution)
	TOPIC: Juvenile Justice Are Metal Detectors Effective at Making Schools Safer? (2019) 450KB (See also at WestEd, Five Misconceptions about School Safety and What Do We Know About the Effects of School-Based Law Enforcement on School Safety?)
	TOPIC: General Criminal Justice Transforming the U.S. Justice System (2019) 5.4MB (See also, the Transforming the U.S. Justice System Factsheet)
	TOPIC: Substance Abuse Issues Spotlight on Colorado: Best Practices and Next Steps in the Opioid Epidemic (2019) 2.0MB
	TOPIC: Criminal Justice Agency Practices 21 Principles for the 21 Century Prosecutor (2018)2.7MB
	TOPIC: Juvenile Justice Transforming Juvenile Justice Systems to Improve Public Safety and Youth Outcomes (2018) 345KB (See also,Overview of the Evidence-Based Decision-Making Platform and Recent Demonstration Projects (2018) and Juvenile Justice System Improvement: Implementing an Evidence-Based Decision-Making Platform (2017))
	TOPIC: Re-entry Investing Justice Resources to Address Community Needs: Lessons Learned from Colorado's Work and Gain Education and Employment Skills (WAGEES) Program (2018) 560KB (Key WAGEES Partners:CO Dept. of Corrections CO Criminal Justice Reform Coalition Latino Coalition for Community Leadership, and the WAGEES Community Programs)

TOPIC: Commission Related

Link	Document Title
	Best Practices in Bond Setting: Colorado's New Pretrial Bail Law (2013) 686K (See also, The Center for Legal and Evidence-Based Practices and The Colorado Association of Pretrial Services.)
	Pretrial Performance Measurement: A Colorado Example of Going from the Ideal to Everyday Practice (2013) 317K (See also, The Pre-Trial Justice Institute.)
	Evidence-Based Practices Implementation for Capacity [Elements of Change Newsletter] (2012) 1.4MB
	Unsettling the discourse of punishment? Competing narratives of reentry and the possibilities for change (2012) (Link to Sage Journals)

TOPIC: General Criminal Justice

Link	Document Title
	Transforming the U.S. Justice System (2019) 5.4MB (See also, the Transforming the U.S. Justice System Factsheet)
	The Punishment Rate (2016) 22KB
	Five Things about Deterrence (2016) 160K
	Lessons from the States: Reducing Recidivism and Curbing Costs Through Justice Reinvestment (2012) 1.2MB (See also, Justice Reinvestment at the Council of State Governments Justice Center.)
	To Build a Better Criminal Justice System: 25 Experts Envision the Next Years of Reform (2012) 906K (See also, The Sentencing Project.)
	Smart on Crime Recommendations for the Administration and Congress (2011) 2.8MB
	CCJJ Drug Policy Task Force Fact Sheet (2011) 342K
"Setting" "Rethinking"	The Continuing Fiscal Crisis in Corrections: Setting a New Course (2010) 342K The Fiscal Crisis in Corrections: Rethinking Policies and Practices (2009) 342K (See also, the VERA Institute of Justice.)
	Crime and Justice in Colorado (2008) 4.7MB (Previous Crime and Justice in Colorado reports may be found at the Division of Criminal Justice, Office of Research and Statistics: Special Research Reports.)
	One in 100: Behind Bars in America (2008) 635K (See also, The Pew Public Safety Performance Project.)
	Overview of the Colorado Adult Criminal Justice System: Sentencing, Adult Offender Population, Crime & Criminal Histories, DOC Facilities, Population, & Funding, and Parole (2007) 1.3MB

TOPIC: Juvenile Justice

Link	Document Title
	Are Metal Detectors Effective at Making Schools Safer? (2019) 450KB (See also at WestEd, Five Misconceptions about School Safety and What Do We Know About the Effects of School-Based Law Enforcement on School Safety?)
	Transforming Juvenile Justice Systems to Improve Public Safety and Youth Outcomes (2018)3 45KB (See also,Overview of the Evidence-Based Decision-Making Platform and Recent Demonstration Projects (2018) and Juvenile Justice System Improvement: Implementing an Evidence-Based Decision-Making Platform (2017))
	Racial Disparities in Youth Commitments and Arrests (2016) 7.4MB
	Trends in Juvenile Justice State Legislation: 2011-2015 (2015) 5.2MB (See also, the National Conference of State Legislatures and the NCSL: Juvenile justice Legislation Database.)
	Reforming Juvenile Justice: A Developmental Approach (2013) 7MB (See also, the National Research Council's Committee on Law and Justice.)
	Trends in Juvenile Justice State Legislation: 2001-2011 (2012) 4.3MB (See also, the National Conference of State Legislatures and the NCSL: Juvenile justice Legislation Database.)
	Juvenile Delinquency Guidelines: Improving Court Practice in Juvenile Delinquency Cases (2005) 10.5MB (See also, the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges and additional juvenile justice publications.)

TOPIC: Criminal Justice Agency Practices

Link	Document Title
	Addressing Trauma and Victimization in Women's Prisons- Executive Summary (2020) 322KB (See also Urban Institute)
	Exploring the Increase in CO District Court Filing (2013-2018) 1.1MB
	Prosecutors, Reentry, and Public Safety (2019) 419KB (See also Institute for Innovation in Prosecution)
	21 Practices for the 21 Century Prosecutor (2018) 2.7MB
	Evidence-Based Pre-Trial Release (COSCA 2012-2013 Policy Paper) (2012) 480K (See also, the Conference of State Court Administrators.)
	Improving Outcomes for People with Mental Illnesses under Community Supervision: A Guide to Research-Informed Policy and Practice (2009) 638K (See also, the Council of State Governments Justice Center.)
	Exploring the Black Box of Community Supervision (2008) 112K
	Employ Behavioral Contracting for "Earned Discharge" Parole (2007) 44K
	CCJJ: Evidence Based Correctional Practices (2007) 116K
	Caseload Standards for Probation and Parole (2006) 41K
	Evidence-Based Adult Corrections Programs: What Works and What Does Not (2006) 171K (See also, the Washington State Institute for Public Policy.)

TOPIC: Sentencing

Link	Document Title
	Arming the Courts with Research: 10 Evidence-Based Sentencing Initiatives to Control Crime and Reduce Costs (2009) 1.1MB
	Correctional and Sentencing Reform for Drug Offenders: Research Findings on Selected Key Issues (2009) 962K
	Evidence-Based Judicial Discretion: Promoting Public Safety Through State Sentencing Reform (2008) 133K
	Evidence-Based Practice to Reduce Recidivism: Implications for State Judiciaries (2007) 618K

TOPIC: Prison Population

Link	Document Title
	COLORADO PROJECTIONS: Correctional Population Forecasts (January 2018) 1.8MB (Adult and juvenile projections for previous years may be found at the Division of Criminal Justice,Office of Research and Statistics: Prison Population Projections.)
	Unlocking America: Why and How to Reduce America's Prison Population (2007) 4.5MB

TOPIC: Re-Entry

Link	Document Title
	Investing Justice Resources to Address Community Needs: Lessons Learned from Colorado's Work and Gain Education and Employment Skills (WAGEES) Program(2018) 560KB (Key WAGEES Partners: CO Dept. of Corrections, CO Criminal Justice Reform Coalition, Latino Coalition for Community Leadership, and the WAGEES Community Programs)
	Collateral Consequences Resource Center ("...is a non-profit organization established in 2014 to promote public discussion of the collateral consequences of conviction [and] the legal restrictions and social stigma that burden people with a criminal record long after their court-imposed sentence has been served.")
	Collateral Consequences of Conviction Project (Website of the American Bar Association: Criminal Justice Section and the National Institute of Justice. See also, the Project Description.)
2009 2004	2004 and 2009 Report Cards: Colorado (2004, 31K) (2009, 15K) After Prison: Roadblocks to Reentry - A Report on State Legal Barriers Facing People with Criminal Records (See also,After Prison: Roadblocks to Re-entry at the Legal Action Center)
	Homelessness and Parole: A Survey of Denver's Shelters (2009) 272K (See also, the Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition.)
	Repaying Debts (2007) 924K (See also, the Council of State Governments Justice Center.)
	The Piton Perspective Newsletter: Study Portrays Struggles People Face after Prison (Spring 2007) 924K

TOPIC: Recidivism Reduction

Link	Document Title
	Recidivism Reduction Checklists (2012) (Available at the National Reentry Resource Center of the Council of State Governments Justice Center.)
	Fact Sheet: Legal Coercion, Drug Treatment and Recidivism (2012) 313K (Summary by the Colorado Division of Criminal Justice)
	Brief Research Summary for CCJJ Sentencing Discussions: Evidence-Based Practices to Reduce Crime by Known Offenders (2009) 225K
Complete Section 3	What Works: Effective Recidivism Reduction and Risk-Focused Prevention Programs (2008) -Complete report 5MB - Section 3: Method (describes the approach to identify "what works") 177K
	Evidence-Based Practice to Reduce Recidivism: Implication for State Judiciaries (2007) 618K (See also, the National Center for State Courts.)

TOPIC: Disproportionate Minority Contact

Link	Document Title
	Racial Disparities in Youth Commitments and Arrests (2016) 7.4MB
	Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Jails- Recommendations for Local Practice (2015) 400KB (See also, the Brennan Center for Justice.)
	A Prosecutor's Guide for Advancing Racial Equity (2014) 1.6MB
	Criminal Justice in the 21st Century: Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Criminal Justice System (2013) 3.3MB
	Minority Overrepresentation in Colorado's Criminal Justice System (2010) 6.5MB
	For additional readings and information on this topic, please see "DMC /MOR Resources" on the CCJJ Disproportionate Minority Contact page.

TOPIC: Substance Abuse Issues

Link	Document Title
	Spotlight on Colorado: Best Practices and Next Steps in the Opioid Epidemic (2019) 2.0MB
	Fact Sheet: 911 Good Samaritan Law (2018) 134K (See also, Related Resources 348K). (Documents compiled by the Colorado Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice.)
	The Unprecedented Opioid Epidemic (2017) 5.5MB
	Fact Sheet: Legal Coercion, Drug Treatment and Recidivism (2012) 313K (Summary by the Colorado Division of Criminal Justice)
	Treatment Funding White Paper (2010) 2.1MB