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Alabama ($224,599) - The Alabama SAC (located in the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency - ALEA) will use funds for a core-capacity project and a special emphasis project. First, the core-capacity project will update the State’s Crime in Alabama website (https://crime.alabama.gov) with new visualization and analysis tools to provide public access to the latest crime summary and the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) data. Expected outcomes from the core-capacity project are 1) the improved query efficiency of eCrime repository, 2) an improved user experience for access and understanding of crime within the state, and 3) underlying technical enhancements for better stability and performance of the website. Second, a special emphasis project will provide a comprehensive study that analyzes recidivism rates among individuals who commit crimes while on bond for pending felony charges. The results of this study will provide public awareness of criminal activity by subjects on bond while awaiting trial, reliable information for courts during judicial hearings on bond consideration, and the historic impact of bond practices by the State Supreme Court for consideration if/when there may be a rule change to amend bond practices throughout the state.

Arizona ($94,250) - The Arizona SAC, housed within the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission (ACJC), will use funds to support a core capacity-building project, titled “Enhancing the Integration, Utility, and Access of the Arizona Criminal History Data” and one special-emphasis capacity-building project, titled “Improving Agency Reporting of Death in Custody Reporting Act (DCRA) Incidents.”  The AZSAC staff has been working for many years with Arizona criminal history records, and staff are assigned to DCRA data collection and reporting on behalf of Arizona law enforcement and corrections agencies. The AZSAC will establish a secure, electronic transfer of Arizona Computerized Criminal History data for improved integration and automated data validation within the agency’s Data Warehouse environment. Efficient access to criminal history data and metrics will be provided to internal staff for expedited research project completion and real-time decision-making. AZSAC staff will also work with a service provider to 1) program a bulk upload option for DCRA reporting, 2) provide a data export feature for internal research staff and reporting agencies, and 3) establish improved administrative tracking of incidents in the ACJC Reporting Tool DCRA Module. 

Delaware ($75,000) - The Delaware SAC will use funds to continue efforts to access criminal justice data for research purposes. While the SAC has access to all the criminal justice data available in Delaware per code, programmatically accessing and triangulating the data to ease mining constraints and manual lookup has become more difficult as the questions asked of the system become more complex.  The answers to the questions require complex databases with large amounts of variables along with more complex analyses. These data mining limitations present substantial time and resource barriers to incorporating the use of data in research and policy analysis beyond state law requiring an annual recidivism study of released prisoners. The SAC seeks funds to assist in discovering new ways to collect and analyze available data with different software, and/or programming efforts. In addition, the SAC is exploring ways to create sustainable databases of triangulated criminal justice data.  The SAC is also looking for ways to improve data dissemination on its own website. The SAC would like to include some interactive graphics and/or data analysis tools the public can use to retrieve visual information from the various reports the SAC compiles each year (i.e. Crime in Delaware, Recidivism in Delaware).  

Florida ($225,000) - The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) will use funds to complete two projects that will build analytic capacity for understanding violence between law enforcement officers and criminal suspects. The first study (area I-A) will examine the quality and completeness of newly available Florida Incident-Based Reporting System (FIBRS) data and demonstrate their utility for understanding violent police-suspect interactions. Given that law enforcement agencies in Florida began to submit data to FIBRS relatively recently and participation continues to grow, an important task at this early stage of data collection is to assess the quality and completeness of data. This study will do so by examining how participating agencies have recorded the relationship(s) between the victim(s) and offender(s) of violent offenses with a particular focus on incidents where the victim was a law enforcement officer or force was used against a criminal suspect as indicated in Florida’s Use of Force (UoF) database. In addition to assessing the ability of FIBRS to indicate incidents that were formerly reported specifically to the Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted (LEOKA) database, this project will also assess the value of linking incident-based data from FIBRS to criminal history data available in the computerized criminal history (CCH) database. Linking these datasets may help further illuminate the conditions under which violent police-suspect interactions are more likely to occur. The second study (area II-B) will create a new analytical dataset by linking two existing datasets maintained by the FDLE: the CCH database and the LEOKA database. These two datasets were created for separate purposes and contain conceptually distinct data elements, with CCH focusing on criminal histories and LEOKA focusing on characteristics of violent police-suspect encounters. 

Georgia ($96,879) - The Georgia SAC in partnership with the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) and Applied Research Services (ARS) will use funds to conduct a comprehensive study of DBHDD's competency restoration processes, case outcomes, and judicial outcomes. The goal is to (1) understand the total cost of restoration services and identify potential savings if individuals were diverted to community mental health services instead of hospitalized for restoration; (2) identify a cohort known to DBHDD who may benefit from diversion as opposed to undergoing the restoration process; and (3) ascertain the proportion of individuals court-ordered to undergo forensic inpatient restoration services who ultimately reintegrate into the community post-restoration and the indicators associated with this outcome. To accomplish this, the GASAC will contract with ARS to assist in merging computerized criminal history data with forensic referral data from DBHDD. The findings from the proposed project will be an extremely beneficial resource for DBHDD in determining the extent to which they can shift existing resources to support diversion to community mental health treatment in lieu of prosecution, when approved by the courts, or seek additional resources to increase the number of people eligible to receive restoration services in the community instead of a state hospital. 

Hawaii ($71,070) – The Hawaii SAC will use funds to continue NIBRS program improvement and expansion efforts in the State of Hawaii.  Project funds will be used by the state UCR program (a SAC role in Hawaii) to extend its parent agency's membership in the Open Justice Broker Consortium to include 370 additional technical assistance hours from SEARCH.  The TA will be used to (1) provide technical assistance to support NIBRS recertification efforts for the Honolulu PD’s forthcoming new records management system and for the newly formed Department of Law Enforcement, relative to the readiness and needs of those agencies; (2) develop a simplified public NIBRS dashboard distinct from the current private dashboard used by program personnel;  (3) restructure the NIBRS repository’s analytics database for improved optimization to allow for more complex counting methods and enhanced statistics; (4) update the repository and the Hawaii-specific version of SEARCH’s Pre-Certification Tool to reflect the FBI’s 2023.0 NIBRS technical specifications and manual; and  (5) perform system update and maintenance operations.  Project funds will also be used for program personnel to attend NIBRS-related conferences hosted by BJS, FBI, ASUCRP, and/or JIRN.

Idaho ($81,993) - The Idaho SAC will use funds to collect, analyze and disseminate state administrative data on substance use in Idaho. ISAC will partner with the Idaho Office of Drug Policy (ODP) to inform the analysis, which will examine available data from member agencies of the State Epidemiological Outcomes Workgroup (SEOW). This project will build on ISAC’s FY 2022 SJS Core Capacity-Building Project, through which ISAC helped the SEOW establish a workgroup-specific database that includes data from SEOW members, as well as build a public-facing data dashboard for analyzing and disseminating that data. ISAC also evaluated data quality and made recommendations for improvement. This project will allow ISAC to help the SEOW address a key recommendation from that project: move away from a “use and consequences” framework for analyzing substance use data and implement a public health approach that places more emphasis on risk and protective factors that influence substance use rates. ISAC aims to meet three key goals: (1) conduct a thorough review of the literature and current best practices to identify the specific data points needed to move the SEOW away from a “use and consequences” framework to a public health approach, which will bring the SEOW into alignment with current best practices; (2) establish new data collection and analysis procedures as necessary, as well as collect and analyze the initial round of new data and assess data quality; and (3) continue to build the SEOW’s data sharing capacity by leveraging the dedicated SEOW database. Findings will culminate in two deliverables: (1) a technical report presenting the new data being collected and the differences between the two analytical frameworks, an assessment of the quality of the new data collected under this approach, and results of statistical analyses conducted with that data; and (2) an updated version of the SEOW Data Dashboard that includes new data not previously included in the dashboard and removes data deemed to be unnecessary and/or irrelevant based on the new public health framework established through this project.

Illinois ($140,480) - The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA) serves as the Illinois SAC. The SAC will use funds for two projects: a) a core-capacity building project titled, “Developing an automated data request, submission, and validation system for collection of criminal justice data” and b) a special-emphasis project titled, “Evaluating the availability and completeness of jail data in Illinois criminal history records.” The core-capacity project seeks to significantly enhance the ICJIA's data management capabilities by developing an Automated Data Collection, Validation, and Reporting Tool/Framework. The initiative will automate data requests, submissions, validations, and reporting to improve efficiency, accuracy, and timeliness in managing criminal justice data. By centralizing and dynamically presenting data, this system will not only streamline reporting processes but also establish a permanent, interactive platform for data analysis. This directly supports the core emphasis goal of making criminal justice data more accessible and actionable. Integrating various data sources will provide comprehensive insights into criminal justice operations. The deliverables include: 1) an Automated Alert/Notification System, tailored for different data collection schedules and requirements; and 2) a Data Validation & Reporting Mechanism, featuring a robust validation tool that ensures data adheres to predefined formats and standards, alongside a reporting dashboard for data tracking and visualization. This project will notably enhance the management and visibility of data sets from the Adult Redeploy Illinois and Drone Surveillance programs. The special-emphasis project seeks to enhance the accuracy and completeness of criminal justice records by conducting a rigorous analysis of jail records retrieved from the Illinois CHRI and the Illinois Department of Corrections. Supported by prior SJS funding to fulfill the state requirement of performing an annual audit of state-wide CHRI data, ICJIA has found gaps and inconsistencies in prison records. This project aims to extend this analysis to jail records, addressing these discrepancies to improve the overall quality and completeness of criminal justice system data. The deliverables for this project include: 1) an online article documenting the findings from the analysis and recommendations to address the gaps and missing jail data; and 2) a web-based visualization tool showing the results of the analysis along with a long-term tracker of jail records across various sources.

Iowa ($225,000) - The Iowa Division of Criminal and Juvenile Justice Planning (CJJP), Iowa’s SAC, will use funds for both core-capacity building and special-emphasis projects. Under the core-capacity building area, the Iowa SAC is proposing to migrate the Justice Data Warehouse (JDW) from a Teradata server to the Google platform. This migration will result in annual cost savings, improved efficiencies in security, scalability, query processing, and provide some additional capabilities for analytics, dashboards and the utilization of machine learning. The second project is proposed under the special-emphasis area.  As part of the SJS-SAC 2023 grant, an assessment of Iowa Law Enforcement and Community Mental Health Models aims to expand and enhance the current studies (process and outcome evaluations) of two initiatives. The two co-responder program models, Alternative Responses for Community Health (ARCH) in Ames, and Marshalltown Police and Community Team (MPACT) in Marshalltown, provide “front-end” mental health diversion strategies in the criminal justice system. This proposal is to expand the process and outcome evaluations to three additional program models in Iowa to provide criminal justice data to law enforcement agencies and communities of multiple approaches to ensure the right service is provided to individuals in crisis situations.

Kansas ($37,800) - The Kansas Sentencing Commission (KSSC) will use funds to support the collection, analysis, and dissemination of statistical information on Kansas felony sentencing outcomes for both statewide and local county jurisdictions.  Working with Domo Inc., the KSSC will work to enhance their current ability to collect, analyze, and disseminate data related to criminal justice outcomes in Kansas. Currently, the KSSC relies on a paper-based journal entry system for collecting sentencing data, which necessitates a dedicated team of full-time staff members for data entry. Using Domo Inc. technology, the KSSC proposes to modernize this process by developing an electronic webform journal entry. This new system will not only enhance user experience in the field by making data entry easier and more accurate but will also automate the transfer of all currently manually entered data into an electronic database. The data to be captured includes essential sentencing variables, as well as crucial demographic and criminal history information. By leveraging technology provided by Domo Inc., the KSSC aims to streamline its operations, allowing more time for comprehensive data analysis and efficient dissemination of findings to criminal justice stakeholders statewide. Additionally, this enhanced data capability will support evidence-based decision-making within the court system and inform Kansas legislators on key statutory matters related to sentencing, probation supervision, and reducing recidivism rates.

Kentucky ($100,000) – The Kentucky SAC will use funds to build out Phase III of the Kentucky Offender Online Lookup (KOOL) system. The KOOL system is a public-facing interface allowing users to find offender information within the Kentucky Department of Corrections (DOC). The system allows visitors to access offender information, including but not limited to name, sentencing dates, expected time to serve, parole eligibility date, conviction information, and parole information. The website allows users to connect to the Victim Information Notification Everyday (VINE) service, which will inform potential victims of crime of changes to the status of an offender, including sentencing dates and release. CJSAC proposes a partnership with the Kentucky DOC to rebuild and improve upon the existing KOOL system. CJSAC will issue a procurement contract with Tyler Technologies to build the new system. The funding from this award will specifically fund Phase III: Statistics Search- Likelihood of Reincarceration. This function will allow CJSAC and the Department of Corrections to analyze and make publicly available data on recidivism rates within the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Constraints of the current KOOL system limit analysis of recidivism data to 2012 and earlier; the system improvements will bring the analysis of this information to the current day.  

Louisiana ($128,672) - Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice (LCLE) Louisiana SAC will use funds for a project that will focus on criminal justice data in Louisiana.  The proposed core capacity-building project will continue the annual cloud hosting for the TrackCrime system.  The special-emphasis project will conduct an assessment of juvenile crime statistics in TrackCrime and LIBRS and create a separate statewide juvenile-specific analytic dashboard for publication generation.  Both proposed projects will improve the ability of LSAC to access statewide criminal data for research, analysis, data sharing, and compiling reports to assist in criminal justice policy decision-making.

Maine ($73,867) - The Maine SAC, through the University of Maine, will use funds to implement a core capacity-building project: Increasing Access to Maine Criminal Justice Data Through Building a Foundational Data Warehouse Infrastructure. Innovations in data management and analysis systems now make it possible to collect, process, and report Maine criminal justice data generated by numerous state agencies in an accurate, prompt, and accessible fashion. However, Maine criminal justice data are housed in a multitude of locations and a sole repository does not currently exist. Therefore, this proposed one-year project aims to increase access to Maine criminal justice data by developing a foundational data storage and management infrastructure to do just that. The Maine SAC seeks to use Structured Query Language server to create a Maine SAC data warehouse that will be capable of storing, manipulating, and managing criminal justice data in one scalable environment. Project activities include using NIBRS data and Maine prosecutorial data to build appropriate tables and schema that will be capable of efficiently incorporating new data imports and updating existing data. Once built, the Maine SAC Data Warehouse will be directly linked to Power BI so that criminal justice data can be effectively visualized through topic-specific, public-facing data dashboards on the Maine SAC website. This capacity-building effort will make the Maine SAC well-positioned for future collaborations with Maine criminal justice agencies that seek to use interactive data visualizations for complex datasets and make meaningful data available to a wide audience.

Maryland ($222,547) - The Maryland SAC will use funds for four projects: three within the core-capacity building program area, including projects under “collecting and analyzing data on criminal justice system processes,” “increasing access to statistical data”, and “other capacity-building projects identified by the MSAC;” and one special-emphasis project aimed towards the “analysis of state criminal history records.” MSAC proposes to develop and improve juvenile justice data collection processes to bridge the gap between the juvenile justice and criminal justice systems.  To achieve this, MSAC will create partnerships with State agencies to connect datasets. The data will be cleaned, collated, and analyzed, resulting in an interactive dashboard. MSAC also proposes the development of a crime data repository to make data on crimes occurring since the last NIBRS publication (2022) available in a centralized location for members of the public and agency partners to refer to when making informed decisions about policy, funding, and life. A dashboard will be created using publicly available crime data published by individual jurisdictions in Maryland. MSAC also proposes to analyze drug data from both toxicology reports and forensic analysis of seized drugs. To obtain data, MSAC will request data from Maryland’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner and law enforcement partners. The data will be cleaned, collated, and analyzed, resulting in an interactive dashboard that will be available to key stakeholders through a secure portal for investigative purposes. In addition to the core capacity building projects, MSAC is proposing a special-emphasis project to assess recidivism in Maryland between 2015 and 2023. The project will examine a longer period of recidivism than traditional, shorter studies and include comparisons based on offense, court case, restrictive housing placement, and changes brought by state legislation. A written report and dashboard will be produced to communicate findings and share results with the public.

Massachusetts ($75,000) - The Massachusetts SAC will use funds for a core capacity-building project. The Office of Grants and Research (OGR), which houses the SAC, manages more than $279 million in state and federal grants. The SAC recently transitioned OGR from collecting grant application and award information on paper forms to an online data collection platform. The SAC would use this grant funding to develop, and pilot test a process to clean and analyze new grant reporting data and to create public-facing dashboards for two major grant programs: the Body Worn Camera Program (BWC) and the Services Training Officers Prosecutors Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program (STOP VAWA). This project would enhance the SAC’s capability to analyze data that can inform criminal justice grantmaking practices and make data easily accessible to internal program staff, external partners, the public, and other stakeholders. This project will also build the foundation for publishing similar OGR grant program data through dashboards and increase accessibility for internal and external audiences. The pilot dashboards would allow for analysis and presentation of data and findings through visualizations that can be used internally to inform grantmaking decisions or information requests from the Office of the Governor. The dashboard would aggregate data from the quarterly progress reports for the BWC and STOP VAWA grant programs each in a single interface, increasing the accessibility and ease of use for data that is currently stored across multiple Microsoft excel documents, and is very time and labor intensive to aggregate across time and grants. Additionally, data will also be published for public use via the state website, significantly increasing access to information about criminal justice grantmaking.

Michigan ($41,431) - The Michigan SAC will use funds for 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.

Mississippi ($76,294) - The Mississippi SAC, through the University of Southern Mississippi, will use funds for a project entitled, "Challenges Faced by Mississippi Sex Offender Coordinators".  In the state of Mississippi, the state’s Sex Offender Registry is managed and administrated by a group of sex offender coordinators, or SOCs, who are in turn managed by the state’s Department of Public Safety (DPS) office in a satellite basis throughout the state. There has never been an examination of these persons’ job impressions, challenges faced, and needs. Therefore, MS-SAC seeks to expand its mission to complete the following four objectives: (1) create and maintain a list of SOCs; (2) create a functioning list of state SOC needs and job tasks that may be worked on jointly with the state DPS; (3) ascertain the efficacy of the new data management system implemented in 2023; (4) update lists of registered sex offenders in jurisdictions that have been without contact with the state’s DPS; and (5) discuss workplace culture and how the career of SOCs can be better prioritized by state DPS for future recruitment. Findings will be presented in three (3) reports, three (3) briefings, publications, and at state conferences attended by staff from DPS, Mississippi Police Chiefs Association, and Mississippi Sheriff’s Association.

New Hampshire ($75,000) - The New Hampshire Department of Justice (DOJ), New Hampshire SAC will use funds to hire a part-time data analyst to assist the current SAC Director with core capacity-building projects and implement new data technologies that will improve statistical access to criminal justice data within the State of New Hampshire. The new analyst will assist the NH SAC Director to collaborate with New Hampshire stakeholders and facilitate meetings to discuss the NH SAC law enforcement and victim services initiatives, which is a focus point for NH DOJ’s capacity-building projects that will include hate crimes. The data analyst will also assist to maintain, coordinate, and improve New Hampshire’s criminal justice statistic system to better address public safety and administration of justice goals for the State of New Hampshire. Funds are also being requested for creating an electronic infrastructure to collect and analyze data. The NH DOJ does not currently have a data system to report crime data properly and accurately to stakeholders and the public. Without a data system, NH DOJ cannot proceed with any crime statistic initiatives, nor work on any special-emphasis capacity building projects. Funding is requested for licenses for the NH DOJ for a business intelligence software such as Tableau and/or PowerBI to produce robust reports, downloadable datasets and spreadsheets, online analytical capabilities, graphical presentations, and animation to present and explain movement of trends in criminal justice statistical trends, including hate crimes. 

New York ($218,481) – The New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS), New York SAC will use funds for three (3) projects, two core capacity and one special emphasis. Under the core capacity area, the NY SAC proposes to conduct the ATI/Re--Entry project which aims to reduce recidivism and incarceration and improve the outcomes of individuals involved in the justice system. DCJS invests $42 million annually to support the ATI/Re-Entry portfolio, which includes 80 ATI programs, jail-based programs, employment programs, and re-entry programs.  Over the last decade, DCJS has worked to realign the ATI/Re-Entry portfolio to target limited criminal justice dollars for individuals at the greatest risk of continued criminal conduct. Funded program models were selected based on empirical evidence of their effectiveness in reducing incarceration and/or recidivism. The DCJS Data Dashboard Project will use program funds to support the development of interactive data dashboards to improve and expand public access to criminal justice data including criminal history and case processing information and crime data. DCJS houses the state’s CCH data repository which includes arrests and court case outcomes and sentences. Along with CCH data, DCJS houses several other data sources including data on crime, hate crime, domestic violence victims, and information on law enforcement personnel to name a few. SJS funds will be used to transition statistical data from static Excel and PDF files to self-service data dashboards for users. Under the special emphasis area, the NY SAC proposes a project involving a comprehensive analysis of high users, who repeatedly cycle through state or local criminal justice agencies. These “high users” not only strain the justice system but also are often socially disadvantaged, facing additional challenges such as inadequate housing, poor health, and limited access to mental and behavioral health services. The recurrent involvement of these individuals in multiple public systems highlights a critical need for targeted interventions that can address their complex needs and reduce their cyclical interactions with the system. The proposed project aims to bridge this gap by conducting a comprehensive analysis of high users, publishing the outcomes on the agency’s website, and providing valuable information to policymakers in New York State.

Ohio ($65,800) - The Ohio SAC will use funds for a multi-pronged project that will enhance the core capabilities of the SAC by increasing access to statistical data. The three goals of this proposed project are to: (1) develop a methodology for estimating crime statistics statewide based on data submitted to the Ohio SAC; (2) transition data dashboards from Tableau to R statistical programming language to create a sustainable and efficient workflow; and (3) administer a survey to law enforcement agencies, courts, and other criminal justice agencies throughout the state to obtain feedback on data products that would be beneficial for the work that they do. The estimation process will create more accurate data products, while allowing a non-technical audience to understand and interpret the data in a meaningful way. The transition of the dashboards from Tableau to R will create uniformity across all data environments being used within the SAC and develop dashboards that will be updated in a semi-automated format with other data products (e.g., reports, briefs). The survey will help SAC members decide which criminal justice topics will be of the most use to agencies throughout Ohio and help researchers to get a better understanding of how law enforcement data can be used to assist practitioners. Overall, this project will help the SAC increase data capabilities by streamlining processes and creating uniform procedures for the release of all future data products.

Oklahoma ($69,304) - The Oklahoma SAC will use funds to analyze incidents reported in the State Incident-Based Reporting System (SIBRS) from 2021-2024 for approximately 439 agencies who reported a motor vehicle theft and/or a stolen property offense.  This proposed project would be the first in depth analysis of motor vehicle theft in Oklahoma.  Increasingly, more law enforcement agencies are using Flock Systems or other similar systems to identify stolen vehicles in their jurisdictions.  Since 2021, the number of motor vehicle thefts has decreased by 29% overall while stolen property offenses has increased slightly.  For the proposed project, the Oklahoma SAC will examine reporting practices for motor vehicle theft and/or stolen property offenses in Oklahoma, changes over time, quality and completeness of reports, clearance of incidents, and various data elements (i.e., stolen and recovered vehicles, make and model, etc.)  In addition to analyzing data submitted into SIBRS, the SAC intends on surveying law enforcement agencies on their use of Flock Systems or other similar systems, and if they would recommend to other law enforcement.  

Oregon ($175,017) - The Oregon SAC, which is housed at the Criminal Justice Commission, will use funds for two projects for the FY24 SJS program. First, for its 2024 core-capacity building project, the SAC requests funding for activities that are closely aligned with the 2023 core-capacity building project area “Increasing access to statistical data.” In brief, the Oregon SAC proposes using SJS 2024 core-capacity building grant funds to analyze and report on the long-range misdemeanor conviction trends in the state. Entitled “Oregon Misdemeanor Conviction Trends,” this proposed project is timely, as it will correspond with the state’s need to collect and share information that informs policy decisions and impacts of misdemeanor charge and conviction trends. The Oregon SAC will release the “Oregon Misdemeanor Convictions Trends” report by end of 2025. Second, the SAC proposes using funds for a special-emphasis project to conduct an analysis to examine the initial impact of newly funded deflection programs at the county level. This will provide county level results to show the magnitude impact to arrests, charges, and convictions for drug enforcement misdemeanors of drug possession offenses. In addition, the project will further expand the capacity of the Oregon SAC to compile, analyze, and report on initial deflection program outcomes. This SJS 2024 project entitled, “Impact of Deflection Programs on Drug Enforcement Misdemeanor Criminal Cases” will provide relevant and timely outcome analyses for individuals with criminal justice system contact for user amounts of controlled substances.  Further, criminal justice leaders recognize that the impact of newly formed deflection programs are an important and previously understudied area of concern in Oregon. Importantly, this project will improve the state’s understanding of the impact of policy decisions on criminal justice outcomes. 

Pennsylvania ($225,000) - The Pennsylvania SAC will use funds for two projects intended to enhance the in-house research conducted by the SAC: 1) to support a core capacity building project to increase access to statistical data by using GIS-mapping, dashboards, and data analytics; and 2) to support a special emphasis project analyzing state criminal history records to explore the impact evidence-based practices (EBP) used by county probation and parole agencies has on recidivism of county-supervised offenders in Pennsylvania, as well as a cost-benefit analysis of EBP use. The 12-month core-capacity project continues to support the SAC’s GIS-Mapping/Data Consultant, who is the keystone to the SAC’s ability to not only gather, organize, and combine large, disparate, and siloed datasets to assist in analyzing data, but who is instrumental in the production of a wide array of digital dashboards, maps, and reports used by policymakers and staff. The 24-month special-emphasis project will build upon previous county probation and parole recidivism research supported by BJS/SJS funding. Specifically, the project seeks to compare the recidivism rates of individuals that are assessed using a validated risk assessment instrument as opposed to those individuals that are not assessed, with the assumption that those not assessed for risk/needs may recidivate at higher rates because counties are not able to properly connect those risk/needs to matched interventions, supervision levels/dosage, and other services to ensure best outcomes. The ORAS’s Community Supervision Screening Tool (CSST), which is a nine-question EBP instrument grounded in scientific rigor, can be quickly administered and effectively by county probation to identify low-risk or moderate/high-risk individuals upon intake/addition onto a county’s supervised caseload. If the CSST is administered properly at intake, those individuals would theoretically recidivate at a lower rate as they would be receiving proper interventions and programming matched to their appropriate risk/needs. 

Rhode Island ($50,000) - The Rhode Island Department of Public Safety, Public Safety Grant Administration Office (PSGAO) is currently finalizing its Death in Custody Reporting Act (DCRA) implementation plan. With grant funds, the Rhode Island SAC will be able to expand its capacity to better handle the state’s DCRA project. It is the goal of the SAC to become as efficient as possible while performing this data collection and to report the most accurate and complete data possible. The only way to begin this process is to ensure that those required to report data are properly educated in what is required and also understand the reason that this data is critical. Resources will be allocated to this education and outreach initiative. Meetings will be held with each agency that is required to report data to fully educate them on the requirements. As necessary, PSGAO would coordinate group training sessions for multiple agencies to attend at one time with resources from the Training and Technical Assistance Center. Upon completion of this training, the SAC will administratively manage the process of following up with agencies to execute data collection MOUS to begin the reporting process. Funding will also enable SAC staff to provide regular follow-up with non-reporting agencies as well as follow up with agencies that have deaths where the cause of death is still undetermined. Additional funding would allow the SAC to create a dedicated Death in Custody Reporting web site. This website will become a public facing portal that citizens as well as law enforcement agencies can use to access information on Death in Custody Reporting in the State of Rhode Island. 

Tennessee ($81,512) - The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI), the Tennessee SAC, seeks to ensure that it maintains the capacity to review and verify the quality of all data being collected and maintained so that those reporting data and the products produced from the data are accurate, current, and useful to all statewide constituents; and ensures the on-going quality of data being reported to NIBRS. Funds will be used to conduct a 24-month core-capacity building project to improve the timeliness and quality of data reported to the TIBRS and the NIBRS, and provide high quality data analysis and reporting for the state of TN through implementation of the next phase for developing a new automated “machine-to-machine” communication workflow for secure and rapid delivery of state crime data so that crime records, validation results, and required amendments are automatically synchronized across systems (submitting agency record management systems- RMS), State Crime Insight repository, and FBI NIBRS). This phase will particularly focus on modifying the TBI’s TnCOP system to allow for inbound webservice and adding the addition of a zero-report option for the more than three hundred smaller reporting entities throughout Tennessee. As a result, the TN SAC anticipates that (a) time spent by personnel to manually upload of data sets between crime data systems will be eliminated; (b) agencies will be able to resolve errors quickly while what occurred during the incident is still fresh on the mind of persons involved; and (c) the quality and timeliness of TN data available for publications, research, and public consumption via the public or TOPS websites will be improved.

Vermont ($195,657) - The Vermont SAC will use funds for three (3) projects, one core capacity and two special emphasis projects. Core-Capacity Project - Crime and Incarceration Rates in Vermont: This project will use NIBRS and Vermont law enforcement CAD-RMS data to examine the scope and extent of crimes in Vermont. The SAC will explore was percentage of crimes are covered by NIBRS and trends in the NIBRS and non-NIBRS data.  The SAC will use court data to analyze what crimes are prosecuted, convicted, and sentenced.  Population level data will be overlayed on these rates to explore any relationships that might exist in sentencing patterns and demographics of the county.   This project will inform the direction of future criminal justice policy. Special-Emphasis 1: Developing and Testing Measures to Assess the Impact of Restorative Justice Programs:  The SAC will work with the Vermont Office of the Attorney General's Community Justice Unit to develop and test survey tools to measure the impact of Adult and Youth Court Diversion, Tamarack, and Pre-Trial Services Programs. The SAC will support their efforts to establish a complete Results Based Accountability Model. The SAC will pilot and test instruments with 3-4 counties, finalize surveys, and develop a data collection and management plan. The project will benefit the diversion programs statewide to develop a more robust evaluation system allowing them to respond to legislative and other funders' and stakeholders' questions and in turn enhance the broader understanding of the impact of restorative justice programs in Vermont. Special-Emphasis 2:  Towards a Unified Crime Data Analysis Framework: Addressing Challenges in Vermont: The SAC will bring together a project team of law enforcement data analysts and those interested in developing analytic capacities to address issues in the usability and accessibility of data to support data driven decision making. The SAC will use data from the law enforcement CAD-RMS to explore call types and identity data quality issues that can impact cross agency data analysis.  

Virginia ($73,335) - The Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services, the Virginia SAC will use funds for a core-capacity building project that seeks to develop a better understanding of how historical NIBRS data change over time, due to updates and corrections. For over 20 years, the SAC has received monthly NIBRS data from the Virginia State Police (VSP). When the final update for a given calendar year’s data is judged complete, the SAC “freezes” that year’s data, making no additional changes. This has allowed the SAC to maintain consistency with its reports of crime and arrest rates over time, but it has also meant the SAC is not processing any updates or corrections it might receive months or even years after freezing the data. In 2022, the VSP developed a web application, Crime Insight, that allows users to query its NIBRS data. That web application is updated daily. The proposed project would have the SAC compare fifteen years of frozen calendar year data to the VSP’s Crime Insight application. This will help the SAC determine the degree to which it sacrifices accuracy for stability in the data and will also shed light on how much IBR data may change over time due to updates and corrections. The SAC will produce publishable-quality reports on its findings and make them available to officials in Virginia, other states, and the federal government. 

Washington ($174,778) - The Washington SAC will use funds for two core-capacity building projects and one special-emphasis. Projects will evaluate racial and ethnic disparity and help find where these inequalities are within the criminal justice system. An assessment of potential disparities in the criminal justice system will be a useful tool for policymakers and the public to assess the disproportionality. The relations amongst these factors - race, culture, sex, and crime and their intersections - can provide a greater understanding of how these factors perpetuate racial disparities within the criminal justice system. Specifically, delineating the unique contributions of race with arrest, prosecution, conviction, sentencing, and incarceration rates is an important first step in developing targets for prevention. Findings from this endeavor will help to provide accurate and timely information about arrest, prosecution, conviction, sentencing, and incarceration rates. Data-driven decision making remains a priority, with policymakers regularly seeking input from researchers on a variety of topics that will require cross-sector research. Data is crucial for communities, researchers, and policymakers to understand racial and ethnic fairness in the criminal justice system and help reduce racial and ethnic disparities in the justice system. Funds are also being requested to expand the Justice Data Warehouse to include a new data source – the Washington State Patrol data, which includes criminal history records. Additionally, funds are being requested to improve access to data and information through a website redesign.

West Virginia ($95,850) - The Office of Research and Strategic Planning, which is the designated SAC for West Virginia, will use funds for two special-emphasis projects under the FY24 SJS program. Currently, the SAC’s capacity to use criminal history records for analytical and/or research purposes is limited. This is, in part, due to the quality of the records that are available. In both 2005 and 2015, the SAC completed statewide audits of the CHR system and discovered problems with the completeness, accuracy, and timeliness of the records contained in the repository. The CHR data system itself is antiquated and prohibits the use of this information for the purpose of research. With the funds from this application, we hope to repeat the 2005 and 2015 audits in order to measure progress in quality due to the efforts over the past decade and determine the quality of the record. We see this as a first step in order to prepare for future analysis of these records. The Death in Custody Reporting Act (DCRA) was originally passed in 2000. The DCRA requires each state and federal law enforcement agency to collect data on deaths that occur to any person who is incarcerated, under arrest, or enroute to be incarcerated. Currently, as a state agency, West Virginia is submitting quarterly reports to the BJS and working with vital statistics to ensure the Performance Measurement Tool is correctly filled out with accurate data. West Virginia does not currently collect data on arrest-related deaths, which is required. A new system needs to be implemented to allow law enforcement to enter data on arrest-related deaths and officer-involved shootings during or after arrest. This would facilitate transparency between researchers and law enforcement, aiding state compliance with the DCRA. The addition of a web interface and the inclusion of arrest-related deaths will overall improve the state’s DCRA data compliance and transparency, allowing the state to produce a more transparent and comprehensive DCRA report at both state and local levels. 

Wisconsin ($208,347) - The Bureau of Justice Information and Analysis (BJIA) at the Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) current efforts and strategic goals focus on enhancing research and data infrastructure, increasing access to critical criminal justice data sources, and expanding research and evaluation capability. In pursuit of these objectives, WI DOJ will use funds for two different projects, a core capacity project and special emphasis project. The core capacity project seeks to enhance BJIA’s research infrastructure and increase access to statistical data. Firstly, this will be accomplished by exploring the feasibility of migrating WI DOJ’s instance of REDCap (a data collection and data management tool) from a locally hosted location to Amazon Web Services. Additionally, with initial infrastructure and sources in place for the BJIA’s research data warehouse, this project also seeks to expand the data sources available in the warehouse by incorporating Wisconsin Use of Force and Arrest Related Death Program (UFAD) data. To accomplish expansion, the proposed project will set up an extract, load, and transformation (ELT) process for the UFAD data and set up automated refresh schedules. The proposed special emphasis project builds on WI DOJ’s current SJS FY23 project piloting the collection and linking of Calls for Service (CFS) with data in BJIA’s research data warehouse to achieve two things: 1) assess the utility of a linked dataset with CFS and Centralized Criminal History (CCH) to assess completeness of CCH arrest events, and 2) using a combined CFS and CCH dataset to get a better picture of criminality occurring on an individual person level with the aim of developing a more complete measure of recidivism and offending. WI DOJ will test two approaches examining the utility of CFS in assessing the completeness of arrest events in CCH, one focusing on specific types of CFS records that are more likely to result in arrest and another attempting to utilize historical trends to establish patterns of arrest rates in relation to CFS incidents. The second portion of this proposed project will examine CFS data linked with CCH to establish a counting methodology to explore how a sample of CFS data intersects with CCH arrest events on an individual person level, ultimately hoping to develop a measure that better captures criminality on an individual level for use in analyzing law enforcement-led co-response program outcomes.

Wyoming ($217,924) - The Wyoming Survey & Analysis Center, the Wyoming SAC will use funds for two projects aimed at enhancing data collection and integration within the juvenile and criminal justice systems. The first project focuses on the expansion of the Reroute juvenile justice data collection system. This expansion will involve collecting additional juvenile justice data, integrating the newly collected data with existing data from other juvenile justice agencies, and enhancing the reporting features to provide more comprehensive insights. The second project is a continuation of WYSAC's 2023 State Justice Statistics initiative. This project aims to integrate data from criminal justice, healthcare, and service providers to better understand the pathways of individuals with mental health and substance use disorders within the criminal justice system in Natrona County, Wyoming. The objective is to develop policy changes and other interventions that divert these individuals from the justice system and direct them toward more appropriate treatment options.

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Alabama
SAC Director: VACANT
Mike Trotter, CJIS Operations Chief (SAC Contact)
Alabama Law Enforcement Agency 
301 South Ripley Street
P.O. Box 304115
Montgomery, Alabama 36104
Phone: (334) 676-7700    FAX: (334) 517-2743
E-mail address: [email protected] 

Alaska
Brad Myrstol, Ph.D.
Director
Alaska Justice Statistical Analysis Center
The Justice Center
University of Alaska Anchorage
3211 Providence Drive 
Anchorage, Alaska 99508 
Phone: (907) 786-1837   FAX: (907) 786-7777
E-mail address: [email protected] 

Arizona
Dr. Allyson Horgan SAC Director 
Arizona Criminal Justice Commission
1110 West Washington, Suite 230
Phoenix, Arizona 85007 
Phone: (602) 364-1191   FAX: (602) 364-1175
E-mail address: [email protected] 

Arkansas
Ralph Ward
SAC Director/UCR Program Manager
Arkansas Crime Information Center 
One Capitol Mall, 4D-200
Little Rock, Arkansas 7220l
Phone: (501) 682-2222   FAX: (501) 683-0272
E-mail address: [email protected] 

California
VACANT
Statistical Analysis Center
Attorney General’s Office
California Department of Justice
4949 Broadway 
Sacramento, California 95820 
Phone: (916) 227-3282   FAX: (916) 227-0427
E-mail address: 

Colorado
Jack Reed, Research Director
Statistical Analysis Center
Colorado Division of Criminal Justice
Colorado Department of Public Safety
700 Kipling Street, Suite 1000 
Denver, Colorado 80215 
Phone: (303) 239-4453   FAX: (303) 239-4491
E-mail address: [email protected]

Connecticut
Kevin F. Neary, SAC Director
Policy Development Coordinator
Office of Policy and Management
Criminal Justice Policy and Planning Division
Research, Analysis, and Evaluation Unit
450 Capitol Avenue 
Hartford, Connecticut 06106-1379 
Phone: (860) 418-6238   FAX: (860) 418-6496
E-mail address: [email protected]

Delaware
Philisa Weidlein-Crist, SAC Director
Delaware Statistical Analysis Center
410 Federal Street, Suite 6 
Dover, Delaware 19901 
Phone: (302) 739-4846 FAX: (302) 739-4630
E-mail address: [email protected]

District of Columbia
Kristy Love, Interim Executive Director
Criminal Justice Coordinating Council
One Judiciary Center
441 4th St. NW, Room 727N
Washington, D.C. 20001 
Phone: (202) 442-8504   FAX: (202) 724-3691
E-mail address: [email protected]

Florida
Philip Suber, Bureau Chief
Florida Department of Law Enforcement
2331 Phillips Road 
Tallahassee, Florida 32302 
Phone: (850) 410-7140 FAX: (850) 410-7150
E-mail address: [email protected]

Georgia
Samuel Gonzales
Planning and Evaluation Program Coordinator
Statistical Analysis Center
Georgia Criminal Justice Coordinating Council
104 Marietta Street, NW, Suite 440 
Atlanta, Georgia 30303-2743
Phone: (404) 657-1960    FAX: (404) 657-1957    
E-mail address: [email protected]

Hawaii
Paul Perrone, Chief of Research and Statistics
Crime Prevention & Justice Assistance Division
Department of the Attorney General
235 South Beretania Street, Suite 401 
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 
Phone: (808) 586-1420   FAX: (808) 586-1373 
E-mail address: [email protected]

Idaho
Thomas Strauss
Planning, Grants, and Research
Idaho State Police
700 South Stratford Drive
Meridian, Idaho 83642-0700
Phone: (208) 884-7044  FAX: (208) 884-7094
E-mail address: [email protected]

Illinois
Timothy Lavery, Ph.D
Associate Director, Research & Analysis Unit
Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
300 West Adams, Suite 200 
Chicago, Illinois 60606 
Phone: (312) 793-8550  FAX: (312) 793-8422
E-mail address: [email protected]

Indiana
Christine Reynolds, Research Manager
Indiana Criminal Justice Institute
101 West Washington Street, Suite 1170 East Tower
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 
Phone: (317) 232-1259   FAX: (317) 232-4979
E-mail address: [email protected]

Iowa
Heather Caspers, SAC Director
Executive Officer and Research Coordinator
Division of Criminal and Juvenile Justice Planning
Lucas State Office Building 
321 East 12th Street, 2nd Floor
Des Moines, Iowa 50319 
Phone: (515) 725-2884  FAX: (515) 242-6119
E-mail address: [email protected]

Kansas
John Grube, Research Director
Kansas Sentencing Commission
Jayhawk Tower, Suite 501
700 S.W. Jackson Street 
Topeka, Kansas 66603-3731 
Phone: (785) 296-0923   FAX: (785) 296-0927
E-mail address: [email protected]

Kentucky
Andrew Ritzel
Executive Director
Statistical Analysis Center
Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet
125 Holmes Street 
Frankfort, Kentucky 40601 
Phone: (502) 564-3251    FAX: (502) 564-5244 
E-mail address:  [email protected]

Louisiana
Lashunda M. Sullivan, SAC Contact
Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement
P.O. Box 3133 (602 N. 5th Street, Baton Rouge, LA 70802-5312)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70821-3133 
Phone: (225) 342-1709 FAX: (225) 342-1824
E-mail address: [email protected]

Maine
Julia Bergeron-Smith, SAC Director
Maine Statistical Analysis Center
Catherine Cutler Institute for Health and Social Policy
Muskie School of Public Service
University of Southern Maine 
P.O. Box 9300 
Portland, Maine 04104-9300
Phone: (207) 228-8170 FAX: (207) 228-8340
E-mail address: [email protected]

Maryland
Nathan Kemper
Chief, Research & Analysis
Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention
300 E. Joppa Road, Suite 1105 
Towson, Maryland 21286
Phone: (410) 697-9344 FAX: (410) 321-3482
E-mail address: [email protected]

Massachusetts
Lisa Lundquist, Director
Research and Policy Analysis Division
SAC Contact: Kelly Goggin, Office of Grants and Research
Executive Office of Public Safety and Security
Ten Park Plaza, Suite 3720
Boston, Massachusetts 02116 
Phone: (617) 535-0087   FAX: (617) 725-5356
E-mail address: [email protected] / [email protected]

Michigan
Scott Wolfe, Ph.D.
Director/Associate Professor
Michigan Justice Statistics Center 
Michigan State University 
School of Criminal Justice 
Baker Hall, Room 560
655 Auditorium Road
(Contract and Grant Administration, 301 Administration Building)
East Lansing, Michigan 48824-1118 
Phone: (517) 355-6649   FAX: (517) 432-1787
E-mail address: [email protected]

Minnesota
Amy Dorman
SAC Director
Minnesota Office of Justice Programs
445 Minnesota Street, Suite 2300
St. Paul, Minnesota 55101-2139
Phone: (651) 407-4909   FAX: (651) 284-3317
E-mail address: [email protected]

Mississippi
Charles Scheer, Ph.D., SAC Director
Statistical Analysis Center
The University of Southern Mississippi 
School of Criminal Justice
118 College Drive
P.O. Box 5127 
Hattiesburg, Mississippi 39406 
Phone: (601) 266-4509   FAX: (601) 266-4391
E-mail address: [email protected]

Missouri
Michael Mroczkowski, Research Analyst
Statistical Analysis Center
Missouri State Highway Patrol
(1510 East Elm Street)
Post Office Box 568
Jefferson City, Missouri 65102 
Phone: (573) 526-7107    FAX: (573) 526-6383
E-mail address: [email protected]

Montana
Kathy Wilkins
Montana Board of Crime Control
Post Office Box 201408
5 S. Last Chance Gulch
Helena, Montana 59620 
Phone: (406) 444-3615 FAX: (406) 444-4722
E-mail address: [email protected]

Nebraska
Drew Bigham
Nebraska Crime Commission
301 Centennial Mall South
State Office Building
Post Office Box 94946 Lincoln, Nebraska 68509-4946
Phone: (402) 471-3992 FAX: (402) 471-2837
E-mail address: [email protected]

Nevada
William H. Sousa, Ph.D.
Director
Center for Analysis and Crime Statistics
Department of Criminal Justice
University of Nevada Las Vegas
4505 Maryland Parkway - Box 5009
Las Vegas, Nevada 89154-5009 
Phone: (702) 895-0247  FAX: (702) 895-0252
E-mail address: [email protected]

New Hampshire
Lisa Lamphere, Director of Grants Management and Strategic Initiatives 
Office of the Attorney General
1 Granite Place South 
Concord, New Hampshire 03301 
Phone: (603) 271-8090 FAX: (603) 271-2110
E-mail address: [email protected]

New Jersey
Kristin Golden, Ph.D
Chief Data Officer, Office of Justice Data
Department of Law and Public Safety, Office of Attorney General
25 Market Street, P.O. Box 081
Trenton, New Jersey 08611-2148 
Phone: (609) 376-2539     FAX: (609) 341-2077 
E-mail address: [email protected]

New Mexico
Kristine Denman
SAC Director
Institute for Social Research
University of New Mexico 
MSC05 - 3080
(Scholes Hall • Room 205, 87131)  
Albuquerque, New México 87131-0001
Phone: (505) 277-6257  FAX: (505) 277-4215
E-mail address: [email protected]

New York
Leigh Bates, SAC Director
Office of Justice Research & Performance
Division of Criminal Justice Services
Alfred E. Smith Office Building
80 South Swan Street 
Albany, New York 12210-8002
Phone: (518) 457-5837    FAX: (518) 485-0988
E-mail address: [email protected]

North Carolina
Michelle Beck
SAC Contact
Statistical Analysis Center
North Carolina Governor’s Crime Commission
1201 Front Street
Raleigh, North Carolina 27609 
Phone: (919) 899-9144   FAX: (919) 733-4625
E-mail address: [email protected]

North Dakota
Jeff Vyska
NIBRS/UCR Program Manager
North Dakota Office of the Attorney General
Bureau of Criminal Investigation
(4205 State Street, Bismarck, North Dakota 58503)
Post Office Box 1054
Bismarck, North Dakota 58502-1054
Phone: (701) 328-5527   FAX: (701) 328-5510
E-mail address: [email protected]

Ohio
Lisa Shoaf, Ph.D.
SAC Director
Statistical Analysis Center
Office of Criminal Justice Services
1970 West Broad Street 
Columbus, Ohio 43223 
Phone: (614) 466-5997   FAX: (614) 728-8330
E-mail address: [email protected]

Oklahoma
Kara Miller, Statistical Research Coordinator
Statistical Analysis Center
Oklahoma Criminal Justice Statistics
Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation
6600 North Harvey
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73116-7912
Phone: (405) 879-5272 FAX: (405) 879-2301
E-mail address: [email protected]

Oregon
Kelly Officer, Research Director
Criminal Justice Commission
885 Summer Street, NE
Salem, Oregon 97301 
Phone: (503) 378-6224 FAX: (503) 378-4861
E-mail address: [email protected]

Pennsylvania
Kirsten Kenyon, Director
Office of Research, Evaluation, and Strategic Policy Development
Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency
P.O. Box 116 (3101 North Front Street) 
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17108-1167 
Phone: (717) 265-8505   FAX: (717) 705-4566
E-mail address: [email protected]

Rhode Island
Gina Simeone
Supervisor of Management Services
RI Department of Public Safety
Grant Administration Office
311 Danielson Pike
North Scituate, RI  02857
Tel: 401.764.5103
Fax: 401.764.5834
[email protected]

Tennessee
Yeselin Pendleton, Assistant Director
Criminal Justice Information Services Division
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation
CJIS Division
901 R.S. Gass Blvd. 
Nashville, Tennessee 37216-2639 
Phone: (615) 744-4136   FAX: (615) 744-4555 
E-mail address: [email protected]

Vermont
Jennifer Morrison
Commissioner
Department of Public Safety 
45 State Drive, Waterbury, VT 05671
Phone: (802) 244-8718
Monica Weeber, Executive Director
Crime Research Group, Inc.
P.O. Box 1433, Montpelier, VT 05664 
Phone: (802) 310-2576
E-mail address: [email protected]

Virgin Islands
VACANT
Attn:  Keisha Culpepper-Smith
Law Enforcement Planning Commission
8172 Subbase, Suite 3
St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands 00802-5803
Phone: (340) 774-6400   FAX: (340) 776-3317
E-mail address: [email protected]

Virginia
Baron Blakley
Manager, Criminal Justice Research Center
Virgina Department of Criminal Justice Services
1100 Bank Street 
Richmond, Virginia 23219 
Phone: (804) 786-3057   FAX: (804) 225-3853
DCJS Cell: 804-335-5957
E-mail address: [email protected]

Washington
Vasiliki Georgoulas-Sherry, Ph.D
SAC Director 
Statistical Analysis Center
Office of Financial Management
Insurance Building 
Post Office Box 43113
Olympia, Washington 98504-3113 
Phone: (360) 890-5729   FAX: (360) 725-5174
E-mail address: [email protected]

West Virginia
Catie Clark, Ph.D
Director
Office of Research and Strategic Planning
Division of Administrative Services
1124 Smith Street, Suite 3100
Charleston, West Virginia 25301 
Phone: (304) 558-8814  FAX: (304) 558-0391
E-mail address:  [email protected]

Wisconsin
VACANT
Ashley Billig, SAC Contact
Wisconsin Justice Information Center
Wisconsin Department of Justice
17 W. Main St.
Madison, WI 53703
Phone: (608) 266-2659   FAX: (608) 267-1338
E-mail address: [email protected]

Wyoming
Brian Harnisch, Ph.D
Director
Wyoming Survey and Analysis Center
Department 3925
University of Wyoming
1000 E. University Avenue 
Laramie, Wyoming 82071-2000 
Phone: (307) 766-6103  FAX: (307) 766-2759
E-mail address: [email protected]