FY23 Washington SJS Program

Under the 2023 State Justice Statistics (SJS) Program, the Washington SAC is requesting grant funding for two Core Capacity Building Projects (A) Research Using Incident-based Crime Data Compatible with the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) and (C) Increasing Access to Statistical Data and one Special Special-Emphasis Capacity-Building Projects (Racial and Ethnic Fairness in the Criminal Justice System: Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Justice System). For the work surrounding Core Capacity Building Projects (A) Research Using Incident-based Crime Data Compatible with the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) and Special Special-Emphasis Capacity-Building Projects (Racial and Ethnic Fairness in the Criminal Justice System: Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Justice System), projects will evaluate this disparity and help find where these inequalities are within the criminal justice system. An assessment of potential disparities in the criminal justice system will be a useful tool for policymakers and the public to assess the disproportionality. The relations amongst these factors - race, culture, sex, and crime and their intersections - can provide a greater understanding of how these factors perpetuate racial disparities within the criminal justice system. Specifically, delineating the unique contributions of race with arrest, prosecution, conviction, sentencing, and incarceration rates is an important first step in developing targets for prevention. Findings from this endeavor will help to provide accurate and timely information about arrest, prosecution, conviction, sentencing, and incarceration rates. Data-driven decision making remains a priority, with policymakers regularly seeking input from researchers on a variety of topics that will require cross-sector research. Data is crucial for communities, researchers, and policymakers to understand racial and ethnic fairness in the criminal justice system and help reduce racial and ethnic disparities in the justice system.