July 01, 2022
Policymakers are often forced to make critical decisions about the safety of their constituents using limited or stale criminal justice data. Facing significant challenges and fiscal pressures, our leaders need up-to-date information from across the justice system, presented in a digestible way. To meet this need, Justice Counts is a consensus-building initiative of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs’ Bureau of Justice Assistance led by The Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center and an unprecedented coalition of 21 partner organizations representing wide-ranging expertise across the criminal justice field.