I've worked for MFJ for several years now and I can say that every day I am collaborating with incredibly talented, dedicated, and conscientious people with deep expertise in both criminal justice and technology (among other things). I've seen the organization pull off some amazing feats that people said could not be done, and I see great things around the corner as well.
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- EIN 45-2119421
- contact@measuresforjustice.org
- (646) 337-8993
- 421 University Ave Rochester NY 14607-1485 USA
- measuresforjustice.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Civil Rights
Mission: Measures for justice (the organization) is a 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to create a first-of-its-kind monitoring method for local criminal justice systems that will gauge how well or poorly they are performing on an ongoing basis. (continued on schedule o) eventually, the measures for justice will become a nationwide system that will gather data from most, if not all, counties across the united states. The measures for justice will consist of a bundle of measures that will create a picture of the us criminal justice system that no single data point can provide. The organization will use this data and corresponding analyses to identify leading practices and to enable county officials to learn from each other. In short, better data will create better systems, which in turn will create better results.
Programs: Measures for justice's (mfj) mission is to bring transparency to local criminal justice systems. We do this by measuring every stage of the criminal justice process across 3,000+ counties. Mfj has devised a data-driven set of performance measures to assess the whole criminal justice process from arrest to post-conviction on a county-by-county basis. We have developed thirty-two performance measures that address three broad categories: fiscal responsibility, fairness, and public safety. Our goal is to provide a platform to make criminal justice transparent and accountable to the public, and to focus attention on how to proceed with greater efficiency and financial acumen. The platform launched in may. (continued on schedule o)it is a first-of-its kind, web-based visualization tool whose data can be broken down by race/ethnicity; sex; indigent status; age; and offense type and severity. With a few clicks of a mouse, anyone is able to get a snapshot of how well or poorly their local justice system is working, where, and in what specific ways. This program is funded by contributions.