Advancing Pretrial Policy and Research is pleased to offer a free virtual training on the development and use of pretrial performance measures. The training will be held over three consecutive Wednesdays in March. Two required sessions will be held on March 2 and March 16, 2022, from 1 to 3 p.m. ET. An optional Office Hour is scheduled for Wednesday, March 9, from 1 to 2 p.m. ET. The deadline to register is Friday, February 18.
About the Training
Performance measures enable justice agencies and the communities they serve to more objectively understand and evaluate the extent to which important pretrial goals, such as fairness, effectiveness, and efficiency, are being achieved. Performance measures allow pretrial stakeholders to determine, with data, to what extent their jurisdiction is meeting its pretrial goals. Common pretrial performance measures include, for example, a jurisdiction’s release rate, arrest-free rate, and court appearance rate. Benefits of good performance measures include evaluating the effectiveness of new practices, tracking changes over time, and communicating with all stakeholders, including the public and media.
This training is designed to assist pretrial practitioners (such as pretrial services directors or managers, judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys, law enforcement officials, detention directors) with increasing their capacity to use local data to better understand and improve their pretrial system.
Session Descriptions
First required session
Wednesday, March 2, 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. ET
Faculty will discuss how key pretrial performance measures are defined and expressed, and will assist participants with choosing some preliminary measures to populate with local data.
Optional office hour
Wednesday, March 9, 1 p.m. – 2 p.m. ET
In between the two required sessions, participants will populate a few measures with their local data. Participants may utilize an optional office hour with faculty to seek guidance and troubleshoot difficulties.
Second required session
Wednesday, March 16, 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. ET
Participants will share their data results and experiences with other participants.
Learning Objectives
- Learn how key pretrial performance measures are defined and expressed
- Gain experience collecting and analyzing data to populate a few performance measures
- Be able to practice presenting their measures to an audience of peers
Training Faculty
The trainers for this session are subject matter experts and peer practitioners with extensive experience using data to gauge the functioning of pretrial systems.
Michael R Jones, Consultant, Advancing Pretrial Policy and Research
Mike has helped numerous jurisdictions measure and report pretrial performance measures in ways that directly evaluate and inform pretrial policies and practices.
Tammy Meredith, Consultant, Advancing Pretrial Policy and Research
Tammy has assisted many jurisdictions in locating, preparing, analyzing, and reporting their justice system data and performance measures.
Orleny Rojas, Senior Manager for Racial Equity and Justice, Center for Effective Public Policy
Orleny has provided technical assistance in pretrial justice and community engagement to multiple jurisdictions for over 12 years.
Joel Bishop, Executive Director, Justice and Community Services, El Paso County, Texas
For over a decade, Joel has led efforts in two local jurisdictions that have used pretrial data to make ongoing pretrial improvements.
Samantha Feld, Program Planning and Evaluation Analyst, Sonoma County Probation, California
Samantha has effectively collected, analyzed, and reported pretrial data to the justice partners in Sonoma County for many years.
Application Process
Registration is limited. If you are interested in participating in this training on March 2 and March 16 (required) and March 9 (optional), please complete the training registration application by Friday, February 18.
Participation in this training event is limited, and priority consideration will go to pretrial practitioners (including pretrial services directors or managers, judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys, law enforcement officials, and detention directors). Space is also available for national technical assistance providers.
Notifications of acceptance will occur by February 21. Confirmed participants will receive additional information about the training, including how to attend the sessions and access related resources.
If the demand for this training exceeds capacity, the training may be offered again during 2022.
Please direct questions to Mike Jones, APPR Consultant, at mike@pinnaclejustice.com.