Michigan FY24 SJSP

The Michigan SAC requests a core-capacity building project that involves embedding a Michigan State University (MSU) undergraduate student intern with the Michigan State Police’s (MSP) Criminal Justice Information Center (CJIC) to assist with building capacity within the unit to better understand Michigan’s new Clean Slate legislation. The law expands expungement requirements and improves such processes (e.g., automatic expungement for certain convictions). The intern will help CJIC staff acquire an expert understanding of the legislation, applicable data sources, and plans for future analyses of the law’s impact on outcomes such as recidivism and gun ownership qualification status. The project will build capacity within both the MJSC and MSP’s CJIC on expungement laws, data, and analysis, continue the strong partnership between the MJSC and MSP, and lead to important policy implications for the state of Michigan and beyond.