Annual Report - County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania
Annual Report - County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania
Annual Report - County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania
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Committee on <strong>County</strong>Criminal JusticeSystem BestPractices forthe 21st CenturyTOGETHER, WE CANFIND AND SHARE WAYSTO PROMOTE COUNTYINNOVATIONS ANDBEST PRACTICESThe committee entered thethird year <strong>of</strong> its very successfulcounty jail awardsprogram with an eye on expansion.Started in 2009 as ameans <strong>of</strong> showcasing the effective effortsby counties to control jail populations,the committee has been pleased by thegrowing response from CCAP membersentering their projects for consideration.The committee, which grew out <strong>of</strong> the JailOvercrowding Task Force, a subcommittee<strong>of</strong> the CCAP Courts and CorrectionsCommittee, has been seeking ways toassure that the 2006 report issued by theTask Force was put to good use in counties.Utilizing the report, county criminaljustice projects are considered for their developmentand initiation <strong>of</strong> best practicesrecommended in the report to achievelocal results.The committee shifted focus from itsstrict tie to jail overcrowding for the 2011awards when it became clear that manyjails are no longer overcrowded as aresult <strong>of</strong> their use <strong>of</strong> data proven effectivetools. The committee directed revisionsto the award criteria upon which projectsare judged, and instead focused on theircontinued successful use <strong>of</strong> best practicesand results evidenced by data. Doing16 <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> 2011 <strong>County</strong> <strong>Commissioners</strong> <strong>Association</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Pennsylvania</strong>
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