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Planning and Evaluation of Jails and Offender Programs
- Forecast capacity requirements of new jails.
- Perform staffing analyses of jails.
- Study criminal justice system to determine impacts on jail population.
- Assess community resources to support diversion and treatment which reduces recidivism.
- Plan and evaluate specialty courts.
- Plan and evaluate alternatives to incarceration.
- Facilitate the step-by-step implementation of pretrial release programs.
- Plan and evaluate treatment programs for incarcerated offenders.
- Assist attorneys in class action lawsuits.
- Conduct performance audits of jails, prisons, and community corrections facilities.
- Conduct community meetings to obtain input and to foster support.
- Analyze the efficiency of criminal case processing in local court systems.
- Conduct custom-designed training for local criminal justice program planning and evaluation.
Providing Services to a Wide Range of
County and Criminal Justice Organizations
Educated & Experienced National Correctional Facility Consultant
About JCI
JCI is a Kansas City-based firm that consults nationwide.
The company was formed in 1994.
Dr. Allen Beck, the president of JCI has more than 35 years of experience in planning and evaluating criminal justice agencies and programs.
In large projects, a team of experienced courts and corrections consultants is used.
Our Consulting Philosophy
Our approach to consulting is to recognize that the ultimate client is the taxpayer.
In studying jail needs, for example, we sometimes find the appropriate response to jail overcrowding is to recommend reducing problems in the criminal justice system that needlessly inflate the jail population – and we have been successful in helping clients reduce the demand for more jail beds.
When planning and evaluating programs, we follow best practices.
Our recommendations for operational improvement provide specific details about the steps and methods of implementation.
Quick Contact
Reducing Consulting Costs Through Use of Secure Video Conferencing
A significant portion of consulting cost involves travel and the per diem costs of staying on-site.
Much of that can be eliminated through the use of interactive video conferences for conducting interviews and meetings.
For example, JCI has developed a format for meeting with agency representatives via secure video conferences to lead them through the various steps of evaluating programs, such as pretrial release.
The use of interactive video is also more convenient for clients who have busy schedules that preclude them from meeting when JCI representatives are on-site.
Interviews can also be scheduled via secure video conferencing or by phone.
References
Mike Brouwer
Criminal Justice Coordinator
Douglas County, Kansas
I highly recommend Justice Concepts Incorporated for criminal justice system consulting. Dr. Allen Beck led Douglas County, Kansas through the development of a pretrial release program. The process required education of stakeholders, creating a budget, writing policies, purchasing software and data collection. Dr. Beck’s experience made an overwhelming process simple by breaking everything down into steps for our implementation team. In a few short years we have as many people on pretrial release as we do in jail, dropping our incarcerated pretrial population below 50 percent. You will find that Dr. Beck listens, asks appropriate questions, and is always prepared. Even after end of our contract with Justice Concepts we continue to get updates on best practices and progress check-ins.
David Morgan
Escambia County Sheriff
Pensacola, Florida
At the time I was sworn in as Sheriff, the Escambia County Board of County Commissioners had retained the firm Justice Concepts Inc., through the National Center for State Courts, to conduct a study of both the County Criminal Justice System and the County Jail.
The JCI study found that the County could realize significant savings by making improvements to its pretrial release and work release programs. Further, it was concluded that additional staff was needed to effectively manage the Escambia County Jail. The findings of inadequate staffing by JCI were echoed in the Department of Justice's findings in their review of our jail operations.
Based on personal observations, the staff of JCI subscribes to the highest of ethical standards and will stand behind their findings. I am pleased to recommend JCI and Dr. Beck as a worthy firm to analyze and make recommendations regarding best practices for local government justice systems and jail facilities.
James D. Curry
County Administrator
Okaloosa County, Florida
The efforts of Justice Concepts Inc. impressed us not only in the depth of knowledge and ability to facilitate meaningful dialogue between various players in our criminal justice system, but also by the willingness to go above and beyond contractual obligations by immediately assuming a hands on approach to reducing the inmate population when the seriousness of our jail overcrowding problem was recognized. Those efforts directly contributed to an immediate reduction in the inmate population, which had exceeded 900 on several occasions, quickly dropped to less than 650. In addition, we were provided with a viable plan for controlling jail growth which will buy more time to expand correctional capacity at a more realistic pace in the future.
Follow-up five years later in 2012: “We are still benefitting from your study.”
National Criminal Justice Consultanting Firm with Experience That Matters
JCI is a Kansas City-based firm that consults nationwide. The company was formed in 1994. Dr. Allen Beck, the president of JCI has more than 35 years of experience in planning and evaluating criminal justice agencies and programs. In large projects, a team of experienced courts and corrections consultants is used.