Our Mission:
JSI is devoted to designing and guiding the implementation of an effective and sustainable justice systems that build and improve confidence in all communities, creates hope, increases racial equity and trust; and reduces injustice, crime, recidivism, and cost.
The State of Affairs
Most stakeholders agree the current justice system can be improved significantly. The system can be more effective for all stakeholders, less expensive and better leverage technology, community priorities, and evolving best practices in industry and government.
30,000
The estimated number of individuals required to operate the State of Connecticut’s criminal justice system today.
$6B
Estimated annual cost to taxpayers for staff to operate the State of Connecticut justice system.
$62,000
Estimated cost paid annually by Connecticut taxpayer to incarcerate a single adult inmate. It is more than most college tuition. The cost to incarcerate juveniles is significantly more.
The Justice Systems Institute (JSI), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, is devoted to transforming the justice system into a trusted and efficient, equitable, and just community and technology enabled system for all individuals that can serve as a national role model by adhering to the following principles:
Utilize
technology solutions that improve efficiency, communications, and reduce costs.
Leverage
global research and decades of relevant experience to implement best practices, processes, and policy improvements.
Engage
thought leaders representing all stakeholders in the community to implement and sustain this initiative.
JSI's goals are to improve the justice system with at least a 20% reduction in the recidivism rate for individuals incarcerated, significantly reducing the estimated $6B in current annual operating costs to the state and municipalities, and increasing system effectiveness, racial equity, and trust.
Focus
on municipalities and state agencies where there is a shared goal of improving effectiveness while lowering crime and recidivism.
Leverage
JSI as a 501 (c)(3) not-for-profit to partner with government and community leaders to raise and manage transformation and sustainable operating funds, provide system and policy design and implementation expertise, and guide stakeholder engagement.
Represent.
An efficient and scalable justice system that will:
Reduce crime
Shrink recidivism rates
Engender trust and respect
Provide an infrastructure optimizing technology
Offer a national role model for justice system effectiveness
Effective
with a goal of reducing Connecticut’s estimated taxpayer cost of $6 billion by at least 20%.
Optimize Community and Agency Priorities
Optimize existing technology-enabled state-of-the art processes and policies ensuring a cost effective and scalable justice system.
Professional Development and Periodic Recertification
Ensure every justice system professional periodically executes a standardized, technology-enabled, professional development plan that leverages “gaming technology”, global lessons-learned, and situation simulation.
Exemplary Professionals
Implement and sustain policies and processes that ensure, attract and retain the nation’s finest justice system professionals.
Threat, Crime Prevention and Mitigation
Leverage technology, including situation awareness and predictive analytics, to anticipate, prevent and mitigate crimes or unacceptable behavior, and improve incident response.
Offender Development, Education, Engagement, Training, Reform, and Employment
Deploy adult development and life skills programs designed to make a difference in the offender's life, enable employment and curtail or eliminate any possible reentry into the courts and corrections systems.
The JSI Team
The JSI team has decades of time-tested experience in applying sound corporate, government, technology, and strategy implementation methodologies. Members of the JSI team have practiced with extraordinary leaders when stakes were high for everyone involved. Its seasoned professionals have served:
The Challenge
In the 1970’s and 1980’s when crime and emergency medicine challenged mayors and governors.
The Internet
In the 1990’s and 2000’s when the internet changed the landscape of business and government forever.
The Struggle
In the 1990’s when the National Institutes of Health (NIH) struggled to comprehend and defeat AIDS.
9/11
Following the 9/11 tragedies when the US Intelligence Community needed to dramatically improve its effectiveness.
The Syndrome
In the 1990’s when the US was battling Gulf War Syndrome.
Reinvention
In the 2000’s when corporate boards needed to be reinvented to be more effective, diversified and accountable.
COVID-19
Today as business and government leaders struggle to respond to the threats and opportunities due to COVID-19.