Department: County Administration
Department Head/Elected Official: Leah Barton, Deputy County Administrator
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Transmittal
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): N/A
MWDBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWDBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Transmittal by the Office of County Administration of a memo prepared by the Research and Analysis Division (RAD) and Technical Assistance and Performance (TAP) updating Commissioners Court on the items passed on June 9, 2020, directing the Justice Administration Department (JAD) to undertake various projects related to justice and safety.
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Background and Discussion:
On June 9, 2020, Commissioners Court passed ten motions for creating a more effective, fair, and equitable criminal legal system. This memo provides an update from the Office of County Administration (OCA) Research and Analysis Division (RAD) and Technical Assistance and Performance (TAP) regarding those motions. Four motions are still in progress and being completed by RAD, two items, and TAP, two items. Reporting Use of Force Incidents (RAD); Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement (RAD); Impact of Fines, Fees, & the Criminalization of Poverty (TAP project managing Texas Appleseed); Racial Disparities (TAP project managing RAND Policy Research Corporation). The memo provides previous efforts and expected completion dates for items and includes a summary of previous efforts related to the six motions with key milestones completed.
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Transmittal only.
Alternative Options:
Alignment with Goal(s):
X Justice and Safety
_ Economic Opportunity
_ Housing
_ Public Health
_ Transportation
_ Flooding
_ Environment
_ Governance and Customer Service
Prior Court Action (if any):
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June 9, 2020 |
Supplemental Items 7-8, 12-20 |
Various directives to the Justice Administration Department |
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June 6, 2023 |
315 |
Transmittal of the vendor report by Kathy Mitchell and Scott Henson, titled Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement: Texas Context and Best Practices report |
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June 27, 2023 |
335 |
Re-transmittal of the vendor report by Kathy Mitchell and Scott Henson, titled Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement: Texas Context and Best Practices report |
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October 10, 2023 |
340 |
Transmittal of the Justice Administration Department (JAD) Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement Update |
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October 31, 2023 |
355 |
Re-transmittal of the Justice Administration Department (JAD) Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement Update |
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November 14, 2023 |
266 |
Re-transmittal of the Justice Administration Department (JAD) Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement Update |
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Precinct(s): Countywide
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Anticipated Court Date: June 4, 2024
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): N/A
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or COVID-19 related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Pernilla Johansson, Director, Research and Analysis Department, Office of County Administration
Attachments (if applicable): 2024 Update on June 9, 2020 Items Final (PDF)