1. Statewide Criminal Justice System Plan 2007 - 2008
Division of Planning, Policy and Research

2. Criminal Justice System (CJS) Plan
DCJS is charged to develop a comprehensive, statewide, long-range plan for strengthening and improving (law enforcement and) the administration of criminal justice throughout the Commonwealth and periodically update that plan (Code of Virginia § ).

3. Department of Criminal Justice Services’ Role
DCJS is assisting the Administration in developing policies and priorities for improving criminal justice in the Commonwealth and contributing to a safer Virginia.
This agency will serve as a liaison to ensure that all efforts in the development of the CJS Plan are comprehensive, inclusive and complement existing agencies’ and other public safety governmental plans.

4. CJS Plan Purpose
1. Create a framework for short and long range decision-making;
2. Establish a foundation for more detailed analysis and planning; and
3. Promote system improvements.

5. CJS Plan Governance
An important piece of the CJS Plan process is the establishment of the Oversight Committee represented by:
- Commonwealth’s Attorneys’ Services Council
- Department of Corrections
- Department of Correctional Education
- Department of Forensic Science
- Department of Juvenile Justice
- Virginia Parole Board
- Virginia State Police

6. CJS Plan Governance
The Secretary of Public Safety has selected each of you to be actively involved in this comprehensive process, as your agencies and your constituencies play an integral role in the criminal justice system.

7. The Oversight Committee
Provide general planning process oversight; Provide names of possible focus group participants and facilitators;
Review the Environmental Scan;
Designate agency staff member to the Working Committee; and
Approve draft of CJS Plan.

8. Regional Focus Groups
Include representation across the state from multi-discipline professional fields
Regional designated areas were created by the Council on Virginia’s Future

9. Council on Virginia’s Future Eight Regions

10. Regional Focus Groups
Tuesday, September 4 (Valley Region) at Central Shenandoah Criminal Justice Academy
Wednesday, September 5 (Southwest Regions) at Southwest Virginia Criminal Justice Training Academy
Thursday, September 6 (West Central Region) at Cardinal Criminal Justice Academy

11. Regional Focus Groups
Tuesday, September 11 (Eastern Region) at Colonial Beach Police Department
Wednesday, September 12 (Northern Region) at Fairfax Criminal Justice Academy

12. Regional Focus Groups
Tuesday, September 18 (Hampton Roads Region) at Hampton Roads Criminal Justice Training Academy
Thursday, September 20 (Central Region) at Virginia State Police Academy

13. Regional Focus Groups
Wednesday, September 26 (Southside Region) at ???

14. Intended Output of Focus Groups
Identify important issues impacting CJS in the past 3-5 years using social matrix information.
Identify emerging issues impacting the CJS.
Identify specific areas of concern about the integration of criminal justice services or processes.

15. Socio-Economic Matrix
Indicators and measures provided intend to stimulate discussion on the status of the Virginia CJ system and to help identify topics and issues that the plan may address.
City/county level information as multi-year trends will be included and for each of the eight regions of Virginia, if possible.

16. Socio-Economic Matrix
Crime statistics - index crime and arrest rates for violent crimes, property crimes, and arrests for drug offenses and domestic violence offenses (VSP/DCJS).
Numbers of felony convictions (Sentencing Com.)
Number of prison inmate commitments and releases, by violent, property and drug offenders (DOC).

17. Socio-Economic Matrix
Number of local jail inmate commitments and releases, by violent, property and drug offenders (Comp. Board).
Size of probation/parole caseloads (DOC/DCJS).
Number of juvenile complaints, felony, misdemeanor and status (DJJ).

18. Socio-Economic Matrix
Number of juvenile detention home commitments and releases (DJJ).
Number of juvenile correctional center commitments and releases (DJJ).
Number of sworn law enforcement officers (DCJS).

19. Socio-Economic Matrix
Number of licensed private security officers (DCJS).
Number of state and local probation staff (DOC/DCJS).

20. Socio-Economic Matrix
Other socioeconomic factors related to
risk of elevated criminal activity include:
child abuse assessments,
school graduation and completion rates,
percentage of persons in poverty and
births to mothers with less than 12th grade education.

21. Environmental Scan
The purpose of the 2007 Environmental Scan is to provide a broad range of information that will enable decision-makers to understand current and potential trends so that strategic directions and goals for Virginia's Criminal Justice System can be developed.
It also identifies emerging and projected issues, as well as current initiates and opportunities for collaboration and system improvement.

22. Environmental Scan
Identify the “State of the Criminal Justice System”: strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats.
Identify broad-based perceptions and values concerning the CJS.

23. Using the Environmental Scan
OSC establishes a Working Committee to review the Environmental Scan and identify strategic issues with the CJS.
The Working Committee will develop proposed actions and resolutions to the strategic issues.
These recommendations will compliment existing department plans.

24. Oversight
The final draft of plan will be reviewed by the Oversight Committee prior to sending to the Secretary of Public Safety for final comment and edits.

25. Publish the CJS Plan
Documents will be available to the public and will recognize the work of all departments and participants.
DCJS will ensure that copies are appropriately published and be available in hard copy.

26. Publish the CJS Plan
Once the Executive Office provides final approval on the CJS Plan, DCJS will look for opportunities to market the plan in concert with other agencies.

27. Annually CJS Plan Review
As needed … OSC will be consulted.
DCJS will collect data on emerging issues, changes and system advancements and review.
Any outcomes and system changes from existing CJS Plan will be measured and documented.
Correspond with both OSC regarding findings.
Periodically revise where appropriate.

28. Timeline JULY `07 Convene 1st OSC meeting
Finalize Focus Group membership
AUGUST `07
Finalize Facilitation Process

29. Timeline SEPTEMBER `07 Host 8 regional focus groups OCTOBER `07
Gather feedback from focus groups on process and debrief facilitators
Draft Environmental Scan

30. Timeline
NOVEMBER `07
Deliver draft of Environmental Scan to OSC for review
DECEMBER `07
Host 2nd OSC Meeting for feedback on Scan
Develop Working Committee membership list

31. Timeline JANUARY `08 Deliver Environment Scan to Working Committee
FEBRUARY `08
Develop facilitation process for the Working Committee

32. Timeline MARCH/APRIL `08
Convene Working Committee for a 2-3 day strategy session
MAY `08
Complete draft of CJS Plan
Submit to Working Committee for feedback

33. Timeline JUNE `08 Revise CJS Plan draft per Working Committee comments
Submit 2nd draft of CJS Plan to OSC
Draft final CJS Plan per OSC feedback
JULY `08
Submit CJS Plan to SPS and solicit feedback
Revise draft and craft final version

34. Timeline AUGUST `08 Publish CJS Plan
Market Plan in coordination with state agencies
Annual Review - TBD