This training is available again due to popular demand.
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 weeks beginning in late August. Two required sessions will be held on Tuesday, August 30 and Wednesday, September 14, 2022, from 1 to 3 p.m. ET. An optional Office Hour is scheduled for Wednesday, September 7, from 1 to 2 p.m. ET. The deadline to register is Tuesday, August 16.
If you already attended the Pretrial Performance Measures Training in March 2022 and need a refresher, you can review the recording and materials before registering again.
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
Tuesday, August 30, 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. Participants will also see real-life examples of well-developed data dashboards from their peers.
Optional office hour
Wednesday, September 7, 1 p.m. – 2p.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, September 14, 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 measures to an audience of peers
- Be familiar with APPR resources, including advancingpretrial.org and the APPR Community
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 August 30 and September 14 (required) and the September 7 Office Hour (optional), please complete the training registration application by Tuesday, August 16.
Notifications of acceptance will occur by August 19. Confirmed participants will receive additional information about the training, including how to prepare for and attend the sessions and access related resources.
Please direct questions to Mike Jones, APPR Consultant, at mike@pinnaclejustice.com.