Criminal justice agencies today are increasingly focused on results. The emphasis on outcomes requires jurisdictions to consider how to implement more evidence-based and cost-effective approaches to case management that helps reduce crime while increasing public safety.

The shift in focus is challenging the way criminal justice agencies operate.

• How do agencies balance traditional correctional practices with the growing literature on practices shown to be effective with criminal justice populations and their families?
• What obligation do agencies have in changing their practices to align with the evidence-base on how to reduce recidivism?
• How will agencies modify operations to meet the fiscal challenges in state and local government?
• How will agencies use technology to support the change process?
• How will performance be measured to determine success?
• How will agencies train the workforce as criminal justice practices become a profession informed by knowledge from science and practice?

The blueprint approach used by Northpointe creates a common architecture for the criminal justice process. In this work, Northpointe is partnering with agencies to identify organizational and case management improvements in the local criminal justice system. Emphasis is placed on creating continuity in the decision-making practices of the system. These decisions are the context for improvement through the introduction of evidence-based approaches.

Northpointe is here to help – promoting criminal justice solutions that partner science with practice to address each of the challenges that come with organizational change and improvement.

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