{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-22-4234-perm","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 22-4234(Perm)","heading":"Duties.","body":"\n      *NOTE: This codification is not the most current, due to recent law changes. To see the current law (including emergency and temporary legislation, if relevant) click this link: Current Version*\n      \n\n(a)\nThe Criminal Justice Coordinating Council shall:\n(1)\nMake recommendations concerning the coordination of the activities and the mobilization of the resources of the member agencies in improving public safety in, and the criminal justice system of, the District of Columbia;\n(2)\nCooperate with and support the member agencies in carrying out the purposes of the CJCC;\n(3)\nDefine and analyze issues and procedures in the criminal justice system, identify alternative solutions, and make recommendations for improvements and changes in the programs of the criminal justice system;\n(4)\nReceive information from, and give assistance to, other District of Columbia agencies concerned with, or affected by, issues of public safety and the criminal justice system;\n(5)\nMake recommendations regarding systematic operational and infrastructural matters as are believed necessary to improve public safety in District of Columbia and federal criminal justice agencies;\n(6)\nAdvise and work collaboratively with the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice, Justice Grants Administration in developing justice planning documents and allocating grant funds;\n(7)\nSelect ex-officio members to participate in Criminal Justice Coordinating Council planning sessions and subcommittees as necessary to meet the organization's goals;\n(8)\nEstablish measurable goals and objectives for reform initiatives; and\n(9)\nConduct research and analysis on matters affecting public safety and criminal justice, including research and analysis utilizing behavioral health, physical health, employment, and education data.\n\n(a-1)\nAgencies are authorized to provide personally identifying information to the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council to aid in the development of reports pursuant to this section.\n\n(b)\nThe CJCC shall also report, on an annual basis, on the status and progress of the goals and objectives referenced in subsection (a)(8) of this section, including any recommendations made by the CJCC and its subcommittees to the membership of the CJCC, the public, the Mayor, and the Council. The report shall be submitted to the Mayor and the Council within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year and shall be the subject of a public hearing before the Council during the annual budget process. The CJCC's budget and future funding requests shall also be the subject of a hearing before the Council during the annual budget process.\n\n(b-1)\nThe CJCC shall also conduct a public opinion survey of police-community relations in the District of Columbia and submit an analysis of the results in a report to the Mayor and the Council by January 31, 2017.\n\n(b-2)\nBy October 1, 2018, the CJCC shall conduct a voluntary survey of individuals under 21 years of age currently committed to the Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services or incarcerated at the Department of Corrections on their perspective on the causes of youth crime and the prevalence of adverse childhood experiences, such as housing instability, childhood abuse, family instability, substance abuse, mental illness, family criminal involvement, or other factors deemed relevant by the CJCC.\n\n(b-3)\n(1)\nBy October 1, 2020, the CJCC shall submit a report to the Mayor and the Council containing an analysis of the root causes of youth crime and the prevalence of adverse childhood experiences among justice-involved youth, such as housing instability, childhood abuse, family instability, substance abuse, mental illness, family criminal involvement, or other factors considered relevant by the CJCC that incorporates the results of the survey conducted pursuant to subsection (b-2) of this section.\n(2)\nBy October 1, 2022, the CJCC shall submit a report to the Mayor and the Council that analyzes protective factors that reduce the risk of District youth entering the juvenile and criminal justice systems and includes recommendations, informed by best practices in other jurisdictions, the results of the survey conducted pursuant to subsection (b-2) of this section, and the report submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection, on factors, programs, or interventions that effectively prevent District youth from entering the juvenile and criminal justice systems, such as access to stable housing, nutrition assistance, healthcare, violence intervention, early intervention, and educational, recreational, and youth programming.\n(3)\nBy October 1, 2024, the CJCC shall submit a report to the Mayor and the Council that analyzes the types of school-based incidents that lead to law enforcement referral or arrest, and whether factors such as economic resources, race, Individualized Education Program eligibility, mental health conditions, school location, and school resource officer assignment statistically affect the likelihood of enforcement referrals or arrests.\n\n(b-4)\nUpon request by the CJCC, and to aid in the development of the report required by subsection (b-3) of this section, the following agencies shall provide, or cause to be provided, the information listed below to the CJCC, including any associated personally identifying information:\n(1)\nFor the Office of the State Superintendent of Education, the following information for each student enrolled in a District of Columbia Public School or a District of Columbia public charter school for the preceding 2 completed academic years:\n(A)\nDemographic information, including:\n(i)\nName, address, and date of birth;\n(ii)\nSex;\n(iii)\nGender;\n(iv)\nRace; and\n(v)\nEthnicity;\n(B)\nEnrollment data, including:\n(i)\nThe school or campus attended by each student;\n(ii)\nThe location of the school or campus;\n(iii)\nWhether the school or campus is an elementary school, middle school, or high school;\n(iv)\nWhether the school or campus is a public school, public charter school, or private school;\n(v)\nThe student's grade level;\n(vi)\nWhether the student receives special education services;\n(vii)\nWhether the student is identified as homeless; and\n(viii)\nWhether the student is one year older, or more, than the expected age for the grade in which the student is enrolled;\n(C)\nAttendance data;\n(D)\nPerformance data, including:\n(i)\nStudent performance on any District-wide assessments; and\n(ii)\nGrade advancement for students enrolled; and\n(E)\nDiscipline data, including:\n(i)\nTotal number of in-school suspensions, out-of-school suspensions, involuntary dismissals, emergency removals, disciplinary unenrollment, voluntary withdrawals or transfers, referrals to law enforcement, school-based arrests, or, for students with disabilities, changes in placement, experienced by the student during each school year;\n(ii)\nTotal number of days excluded from school;\n(iii)\nWhether the student was referred to an alternative education setting for the duration of a suspension, and whether the student attended the alternative education setting;\n(iv)\nWhether the student was subject to a disciplinary unenrollment during the school year;\n(v)\nWhether the student voluntarily withdrew or voluntarily transferred from the school during the school year;\n(vi)\nWhether the student was subject to referral to law enforcement;\n(vii)\nWhether the student was subject to school-related arrest; and\n(viii)\nA description of the misconduct that led to or reasoning behind each suspension, involuntary dismissal, emergency removal, disciplinary unenrollment, voluntary withdrawal or transfer, referral to law enforcement, school-based arrest and, for students with disabilities, change in placement;\n(2)\nFor the Department of Health Care Finance, the following information for individuals between the ages of 10 and 18:\n(A)\nDemographic information, including:\n(i)\nName, address, and date of birth;\n(ii)\nSex;\n(iii)\nGender;\n(iv)\nRace; and\n(v)\nEthnicity;\n(B)\nEnrollment data, including;\n(i)\nEligibility start date;\n(ii)\nEligibility end date; and\n(iii)\nEligibility basis;\n(C)\nClaims data with mental, behavioral, and neurodevelopmental disorder diagnoses or substance abuse diagnoses; and\n(D)\nClaims data with mental health or substance abuse procedures;\n(3)\nFor the Department of Human Services, enrollment data for households participating in the District's Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (\"TANF\") program, including:\n(A)\nThe name, address, and date of birth for each household member for individuals between the ages of 10 and 18; and\n(B)\nHousehold income information; and\n(4)\nFor the Child and Family Services Agency, the following information for individuals between the ages of 10 and 18:\n(A)\nDemographic information, including:\n(i)\nName, address, and date of birth;\n(ii)\nSex;\n(iii)\nGender;\n(iv)\nRace; and\n(v)\nEthnicity;\n(B)\nInvestigation data related to alleged child abuse or neglect, including:\n(i)\nAllegations made against the individual's parents, guardians, or other custodians;\n(ii)\nWhether the allegations were substantiated or inconclusive;\n(iii)\nThe date the investigation was completed or suspended;\n(iv)\nWhether the individual was removed from the home or another location;\n(v)\nThe reason for the removal; and\n(vi)\nThe date of the removal; and\n(C)\nFamily assessment data related to alleged child abuse or neglect, including:\n(i)\nAllegations made against the individual's parents, guardians, or other custodians;\n(ii)\nThe date the family assessment was initiated;\n(iii)\nThe date the family assessment was completed;\n(iv)\nWhether the family assessment resulted in the determination that the family needs services or resulted in a referral for investigation; and\n(v)\nThe reason the family assessment was closed.\n\n(b-5)\n(1)\nBy December 1, 2023, and on a quarterly basis thereafter, the CJCC shall submit to the Mayor and the Council and post on its website a report that includes, in accordance with existing law, aggregate data on the following with respect to the criminal justice and juvenile justice systems:\n(A)\nDiversion;\n(B)\nPretrial supervision;\n(C)\nDetention;\n(D)\nProsecution;\n(E)\nSentencing;\n(F)\nCommitment;\n(G)\nIncarceration;\n(H)\nProbation;\n(I)\nParole;\n(J)\nSupervised release; and\n(K)\nDeferred prosecution agreements, deferred sentencing agreements, deferred disposition agreements, and consent decrees.\n(2)\nThe CJCC shall include in the report information and context to aid the general public in interpretation of the data.\n(3)\nPrior to submitting and posting the aggregate data, the CJCC shall provide each agency that supplies data at least 15 business days to review and comment on the data presentation and any analysis relevant to the agency. The CJCC shall review the feedback and make reasonable efforts to collaborate with agencies to ensure accuracy in the analysis and presentation of each agency's data.\n\n(b-6)\nThe CJCC shall post the following year-to-date data on its website monthly, beginning with the earliest year for which CJCC is able to obtain historical data:\n(1)\nArrests for violent crimes committed by juveniles and adults, by offense; and\n(2)\nGun violence and homicide counts and rates citywide and by ward, neighborhood, and police service area.\n\n(b-7)\n(1)\nBy August 1, 2024, and on a quarterly basis thereafter, the CJCC shall submit to the Mayor and the Council and post on its website a report that includes the following:\n(A)\nThe number of arrests made by the Metropolitan Police Department in the prior quarter for a warrant issued when a defendant fails to appear in court (\"bench warrant\");\n(B)\nThe number of arrests made by the United States Marshals Service in the prior quarter for a bench warrant;\n(C)\nThe number of new bench warrants issued by the Superior Court in the prior quarter;\n(D)\nThe total number of outstanding bench warrants; and\n(E)\nThe number of arrestees arrested in the prior quarter for a different offense while actively under a bench warrant.\n(2)\nWhere applicable, the report created under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall disaggregate data by whether the underlying offense in the case was a misdemeanor or felony.\n\n(b-8)\n(1)\nBeginning March 1, 2025, and by March 1 of each year thereafter, the CJCC shall submit to the Mayor and the Council and post on its website a report that analyzes the trends associated with the Metropolitan Police Department's felony crime statistics. The report shall include:\n(A)\nThe number and type of felony arrests made by the Metropolitan Police Department;\n(B)\nThe number of felony arrests that resulted in conviction and the sentence imposed;\n(C)\nThe location of felony arrests by ward, district, and police service area;\n(D)\nThe number of suspects involved in each felony arrest;\n(E)\nThe number of victims involved in each felony arrest;\n(F)\nThe characteristics of each suspect arrested for a felony crime, including:\n(i)\nThe age of the suspect;\n(ii)\nThe race of the suspect;\n(iii)\nThe gender of the suspect;\n(iv)\nThe level of education of the suspect;\n(v)\nThe police service area where the suspect resides;\n(vi)\nThe number of prior arrests and contacts the suspect has had with the Metropolitan Police Department as a victim, witness, or suspect;\n(vii)\nThe number and type of convictions on the suspect's criminal record;\n(viii)\nThe suspect's relationship, if any, to the victim of the crime for which he or she was charged; and\n(ix)\nIf known, whether the suspect has had prior contact with the Department of Behavioral Health; and\n(G)\nThe characteristics of each victim involved in a felony crime, including:\n(i)\nThe age of the victim;\n(ii)\nThe race of the victim;\n(iii)\nThe gender of the victim;\n(iv)\nThe level of education of the victim;\n(v)\nThe police service area where the victim resides;\n(vi)\nThe number of prior arrests and contacts the victim has had with the Metropolitan Police Department, as a victim, witness, or suspect;\n(vii)\nThe number and type of convictions on the victim's criminal record; and\n(viii)\nThe victim's relationship, if any, to the suspect.\n(2)\nDistrict agencies shall provide information to CJCC upon request to facilitate the creation of the report required by this subsection.\n\n(b-9)\nThe CJCC shall submit a report to the Mayor and Council on the efficacy of the pretrial detention provisions in the Secure DC Omnibus Amendment Act of 2024 [ D.C. Law 25-175], no later than September 30, 2026. The report shall include the following descriptive data:\n(1)\nThe number and percentage of defendants whose charges are subject to the pretrial detention provisions in the Secure DC Omnibus;\n(2)\nThe number and percentage of defendants who were released pretrial prior to July 20, 2023 and after June 8, 2024, by type of offense for which the defendant was charged;\n(3)\nThe number and percentage of defendants who were rearrested while on pretrial release prior to the effective date of the Prioritizing Public Safety Emergency and after June 8, 2024, by type of underlying offense for which the defendant was charged and by type of rearrest offense; and\n(4)\nThe time from the start of pretrial supervision to rearrest for pretrial defendants who were rearrested for dangerous crimes or crimes of violence prior to July 20, 2023 and after June 8, 2024, which shall be disaggregated by type of underlying offense for which the defendant was charged.\n\n(b-10)\nThe CJCC shall submit a report to the Mayor and Council on the provisions in the Secure DC Omnibus relating to pre-trial detention for juveniles no later than September 30, 2026. The report shall include the following descriptive data:\n(1)\nThe number and percentage of juveniles who have been found to have a substantial probability to have committed a crime that is subject to the juvenile detention provisions in the Secure DC Omnibus;\n(2)\nThe number and percentage of juveniles who have been found to have a substantial probability to have committed a crime that is subject to the juvenile detention provisions in the Secure DC Omnibus who were released before a factfinding or dispositional hearing prior to July 20, 2023, and after [when applicable] by type of offense for which the juvenile was charged;\n(3)\nThe number and percentage of juveniles who have been found to have a substantial probability to have committed a crime that is subject to the juvenile detention provisions in the Secure DC Omnibus who were placed in a youth shelter before a factfinding or dispositional hearing prior to July 20, 2023, and after [when applicable] by type of offense for which the juvenile was charged;\n(4)\nThe number and percentage of juveniles who have been found to have a substantial probability to have committed a crime that is subject to the juvenile detention provisions in the Secure DC Omnibus who were rearrested while on release prior to a factfinding or dispositional hearing prior to July 20, 2023 and after [when applicable], by type of underlying offense for which the juvenile was charged and by type of rearrest offense;\n(5)\nThe number and percentage of juveniles who have been found to have a substantial probability to have committed a crime that is subject to the juvenile detention provisions in the Secure DC Omnibus who were rearrested while placed in a youth shelter prior to a factfinding or dispositional hearing prior to July 20, 2023 and after [when applicable], by type of underlying offense for which the juvenile was charged and by type of rearrest offense;\n(6)\nThe time from when a juvenile who was ordered released to rearrest for juveniles who have been found to have a substantial probability to have committed a crime who were rearrested for dangerous crimes or crimes of violence prior to July 20, 2023 and after [when applicable]; which data shall be disaggregated, by type of underlying offense for which the juvenile was charged; and\n(7)\nThe time from when a juvenile who was placed in a youth shelter to rearrest for juveniles who have been found to have a substantial probability to have committed a crime who were rearrested for dangerous crimes or crimes of violence prior to July 20, 2023 and after [when applicable]; which data shall be disaggregated, by type of underlying offense for which the juvenile was charged.\n\n(b-11)\nNot Funded.\n\n(c)\nThe CJCC is designated as a criminal justice agency for purposes of transmitting electronically to local, state, and federal agencies criminal-justice-related information, as required by CJCC to perform the duties specified under this section and in accordance with the terms and conditions regarding data sharing approved by the agency that is the source of the information for transmission.\n\n(d)\n(1)\nThe CJCC shall conduct research and analysis, and develop reports, pertaining to childhood factors that increase the likelihood of future involvement in gun violence for young adults.\n(2)\nUpon request by the CJCC, and to aid in the development of reports produced pursuant to this section, the Department of Health Care Finance (\"DHCF\") shall provide, or cause to be provided, the following information to the CJCC on adult individuals included in a given study sample for the period of time when the individuals were under 18 years of age, including any associated personal identifying information:\n(A)\nDemographic data, including:\n(i)\nName, address, and date of birth;\n(ii)\nSex;\n(iii)\nGender;\n(iv)\nRace; and\n(v)\nEthnicity;\n(B)\nEnrollment data, including;\n(i)\nEligibility start date;\n(ii)\nEligibility end date; and\n(iii)\nEligibility basis;\n(C)\nClaims data with mental, behavioral, and neurodevelopmental disorder diagnoses; and\n(D)\nClaims data with mental health procedures.\n(3)\nWhere necessitated by District or federal law or regulations, DHCF may enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with the CJCC regarding the disclosure of data and other information pursuant to this section.","path":["Title 99. 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