Criminal Justice Library - Montana Legislature

Criminal Justice Library - Montana Legislature

Criminal Justice Library

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CRIMINAL JUSTICE EDUCATION

Crime & Law Enforcement

Department of Justice Agency Profile
Montana Crime Data: MBCC Crime Dashboards (Montana Board of Crime Control)
Law Enforcement Personnel Data: MBCC Law Enforcement Personnel in Montana (Montana Board of Crime Control)
POST Information and Resource Guide
NCSL Developments in Law Enforcement Officer Certification and Decertification
NCSL Law Enforcement Certification and Discipline

Court System

REPORTS
NATIONAL REPORTS & PRESENTATIONS
- JMI Pretrial Diversion (Robin Wosje)
- JMI Prosecutor-Led Diversion Programs
- NCSL Making Sense of Sentencing: State Systems and Policies
- NSCL Pretrial Release (Amber Widgery)
- NSCL Pretrial Trends (Amber Widgery)

Jail & Prison Systems

REPORTS
- Department of Corrections Agency Profile
- Offender Population Data: DOC Interactive Dashboards (Department of Corrections)
- DOC Strategic Master Plan (2020)
- DOC Glossary
- Criminal Justice Definitions
- DOC Inmate Welfare Fund
  - LAD Inmate Welfare Fund Audit Story map
- DOC MIIG for Adult Pardons and Parole
- BOPP Decision by Appearance Type (Montana Board of Pardons & Parole 2018 – 2023)
- County Detention Centers (Jails) Session Summary
PREVIOUS STUDIES
- SJR 24 (2007) – Prison Population Growth & Diversion Programs
AUDIT REPORTS
- Department of Corrections
  - Education & Training Opportunities in Montana’s Prisons (April 2024)
    - Full Report
  - Inmate Welfare Fund (June 2022)
    - Full Report

Treatment, Rehabilitation, Pre-Release, Probation & Parole

REPORTS
- Department of Corrections Agency Profile
- Offender Population Data: DOC Interactive Dashboards (Department of Corrections)
- Montana Community Corrections Association (March 2024)
- DOC Offender Housing
- DPHHS HEART Initiative Strategies and Progress Report 2023
- DPHHS Montana Recovery Residences
NATIONAL REPORTS & PRESENTATIONS
- CJI Addressing Disparities in Parole: Refining Reentry
- CJI Improving Outcomes and Safely Reducing Revocations from Community Supervision in Montana
  - CJI Confined and Costly: How Supervision Violations Are Filling Prisons and Burdening Budgets
ADUIT REPORTS
- Department of Corrections
  - Montana’s Probation and Parole Practices: Supervising According to Risk (March 2022)
    - Full Report
PREVIOUS STUDIES
- SJR 3 (2013) – Study the Board of Pardons & Parole
- HJR 26 (2007) – Mental Health in Adult & Juvenile Corrections
- HJR 50 (2007) – Precommittment Psychiatric Evaluations — Process & Costs

Victim Services

REPORTS
NATIONAL REPORTS & PRESENTATIONS
- NCSL State Approaches to Victims’ Rights and Services
- NCSL Victims’ Pretrial Release Rights and Protections
PREVIOUS STUDIES
- HJ 29 (2001) – Victim Services & Funding in Montana

Montana's Data Integration