November 2009
Monitoring and Risk Management
Consensus Statements
Participants convened to discuss the sanctions, monitoring, accountability and risk management for offenders who misuse alcohol
Florida Alcohol and Crime Briefs
April 2010
Florida Tax Watch, a nonprofit government watch dog agency, has created a criminal justice committee that has identified ways to save the state money without diminishing public safety. Comprised of state cabinet members, former agency heads, legislators, business leaders, and academics, the committee has submitted 88 recommendations with the goal of saving the state $3 billion annually. Eleven of those recommendations specifically target reducing the state’s over reliance on prisons and expanding the use of electronic monitoring, post-adjudication drug courts, re-entry courts, and work release programs. Click here for the complete report.
December 2009
The Collins Center for Public Policy and the Coalition for Smart Justice held the Justice Summit 2009. During the conference, which served as a “call to action,” a diverse group of state and national leaders addressed reform of Florida’s justice system in a way to improve public safety, fiscal responsibility, and criminal justice effectiveness. Featured speakers included Senator Jim Webb (VA), Representative Jerry Madden (TX), and Adam Gelb, director of the Pew Charitable Trust’s Public Safety Performance Project.
September 2009
The Florida Coalition for Smart Justice, a group comprised of several political, business, and social leaders, and the Collins Center, initiated an effort to explore better ways to achieve a safer, more just, and more effective criminal justice system by addressing offenders alcohol, drug, mental health, and employment issues.
