CJP Staff

Mission

The mission of the Jefferson County Criminal Justice Planning Unit is to facilitate the data-driven policy making of the Jefferson County Criminal Justice Strategic Planning Committee, whose mission is to develop consensus, set priorities, make choices, and promote an accountable, coordinated justice system in Jefferson County.

 

  

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Vision

The vision of the Jefferson County Criminal Justice Planning Unit is to:

• Provide the highest quality facilitation and support of the strategic policy planning process in the Jefferson County criminal justice system.
• Promote coordination around shared local justice issues among the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government at the municipal, county, and state levels. 
• Develop innovative and useful problem-solving and analytic techniques for addressing local justice issues.
• Employ highly trained, knowledgeable, skilled, and talented professional planning and support staff.
• Enable Jefferson County to become a national model of excellence for local criminal justice policy planning and coordination.
  
  

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Values

The values of the Jefferson County Criminal Justice Planning Unit are:

Neutrality: Equally serve the interests of all criminal justice and partnering agencies in the county.

Accountability: Address the requests and concerns of policy makers and the public.

Utility: Promote practices that contribute to the efficiency and effectiveness of the criminal justice system.

Adaptability: Anticipate and respond to the changing issues facing the local justice system.

Innovation: Develop new ideas, methods, and products that address local justice system issues.

Objectivity: Evaluate claims for their scientific merit (validity and reliability).

Adherence to Evidence-Based Practices: Integrate the use of evidence-based practices into the local justice system.

Teamwork: Collectively use staff's varied knowledge, skills, and talents to perform all duties; and subordinate personal prominence to the achievement of the Unit and the Committee.

Progressive Work Culture: Maintain a work environment characterized by flexibility, creativity, enlightenment, and growth.

Excellence: Provide the highest quality facilitation and products during all phases of the policy planning process.

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Membership in Organizations

To keep Criminal Justice Planning staff informed of the latest developments in criminal justice research and practice, membership is maintained in the following organizations:

American Society of Criminology

National Criminal Justice Association

Justice Research and Statistics Association

National Association of Pretrial Services Agencies

Staff also subscribe to several periodicals and newsletters.

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Current Staff Members

The Criminal Justice Planning staff are always ready to answer any questions you may have regarding justice system planning and coordination.  You may call or email us.  Current full-time and part-time staff members are:

Michael R Jones (click to see bio) Criminal Justice Planning Manager	mjones@jeffco.us	303.271.4669
Lynne P Nieman Project Specialist	lnieman@jeffco.us	303.271.4665
Dorian Wilson Planner/Analyst	dwilson@jeffco.us	303.271.4661
Sue Ferrere Planner/Analyst	sferrere@jeffco.us	303.271.4667
Claire Brooker Planner/Analyst	cbrooker@jeffco.us	303.271.4640
Tim Schnacke (click to see bio) Planner/Analyst	tschnack@jeffco.us	303-271-4659
Melinda Kraus Research Specialist	mkraus@jeffco.us	303-271-4668

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Staff is always working hard to help make the local justice system more coordinated, efficient and effective for the citizens of Jefferson County.

 

 

 

Last Modified: Dec 7, 2009 12:36 PM