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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-01-2021 Criminal Justice Subcommittee Minutes MEETING MINUTES CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMUNITY JUSTICE COLLABORATING COUNCIL November 1, 2021 12:00 PM St. Croix County Government Center -Room 1281 1101 Carmichael Road, Hudson, Wisconsin CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL Attendee OrganizationTitleStatusArrived Name Kristi SeversonSt. Croix Clerk of Circuit CourtPresent County Mark LemkeSt. Croix Supervisor, Division of Excused CountyCommunity Corrections Gordon YoungSt. Croix Chief, River Falls Police Dept.Excused County Cathy St. Croix SCCSO Chief DeputyAbsent BorgschatzCounty Scott St. Croix Hon. Scott J. Nordstrand, Br. 1Present NordstrandCounty Bob FeidlerSt. Croix Supervisor, Chair of PP&JPresent County Phillip GalliSt. Croix Visiting Professor, UWRFExcused County Karl AndersonSt. Croix District AttorneyPresent County Laurie OsbergSt. Croix Regional Manager, Office Of Absent CountyState Public Defender Kris AndersonSt. Croix Jail CaptainAbsent County Sharlene St. Croix Behavioral Health Adminstrator Present Lopez County Travis Satorius St. Croix Public Defense Absent County Craig J. St. Croix DCC Absent Hooyman County Scott St. Croix Hon. Scott Needham, Br. 3 Present Needham County Mike St. Croix Hon. Michael Waterman, Br. 4 Present Waterman County Others in Attendance: Shelby Hilden, Susan Capparelli, Tina Sitz, Emily Adnerson, Yvonne Larson APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Criminal Justice Subcommittee of the Community Justice Collaborating Council Regular Meeting October 4, 2021 12:00 PM RESULT: ACCEPTED PUBLIC COMMENT BUSINESS ITEMS 1. Judge Waterman provided an update. Warrant Day is for misdemeanors only and will be held Friday, January 21, 2022 from 8am to noon. Judge Nordstrand spoke to County Communications staff, Adam Kastonek, regarding advertising the event. The plan is to have a second Warrant Day with a shorter window to allow time to finish cases from the first Warrant Day. Emily Anderson, DCC, asked how warrants from out of county would be handled. Karl Anderson will reach out to other counties to see how they are handling out of county and felony warrants. The details will need to be st worked out before the January 21 Warrant Day. This item will be brought back at the December meeting. RESULT: DISCUSSED 2. Continued Discussion on Pretrial Services in St. Croix County - Risk Assessing Susan Capparelli advised that a Pretrial Case Management Specialist for pretrial services has been hired. Susan Capparelli reviewed the packet and updated the group with what Tina Sitz and Shelby Hilden use for pretrial that the DA's Office/ADAs would benefit from understanding what each assessed area holds and what they are looking for in each individual assessed. Tina Sitz explained the process she goes through with each pretrial assessment and how the results are scored. Judge Waterman and Karl Anderson indicated they would like to see the answers to the questions so they can see what leads to a high score. The extra data would make it more helpful for everyone. Bob Feidler is interested in eventually having the statistical data on the results of the testing, i.e. have defendants been rearrested, what treatment did they receive etc. St. Croix County in that past has provided data that is more related to outputs - numbers of UA tests done in a month, etc. - and Supervisor Feidler thought a more robust picture of pretrial work might be presented. Discussion was held - continued discussion in the December meeting. RESULT: DISCUSSED 3. Justice Support Center Testing, Monitor/Response The Pubic Safety Assessment (PSA) was discussed. We are currently using the CPMPAS PII for Pretrial Risk. Susan Capparelli emphasized that it is a process and a commitment as a County to advance our work toward the full use of the PSA; though readily available as a paper copy to anyone. We are not there as a County, nor as a Pretrial Program within the JSC; to date, one staff has been primary on assessing (Tina Sitz), and one staff has been primary on all other operations (Shelby Hilden). We are working towards it as a subcommittee and as a department program. When Judge Needham first requested COMPAS Pretrial II Assessments, we only fulfilled an assessment. There was not a back end or front end of what each defendant looked like and what to do with the assessment - Bonds did not correlate. Each Judge determined what the assessment meant during Intake. We have slowly integrated a Matrix using the COMPAS and determined by our staffing capabilities. Once we commit to the PSA, deeper recommendations may be provided on certain types of monitoring, cash bails, etc. It will help to assess needs so the defendant does not return to the system. It is case management work. It will provide a framework for how to measure each human being. As a county, we have to decide what we want to do as a commitment to a whole system. This will require working together to create a system and process. If we adopt the PSA, we have to decide what each of the boxes means and what it means for the defendant in terms of public safety. Judge Nordstrand comments on a presentation at the recent District 10 Judges Meeting. He will put Susan Capparelli in touch with the presenter. Susan Capparelli advised a five year contract with Tyler will not be lost. They have the capability of turning on the PSA within this system - it is for scoring purposes only as this automated practice is a requirement for fidelity. Training on creating various forms and outputs within this platform are slated for the future. RESULT: DISCUSSED REQUEST FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Continued Discussion on Warrant Day Continue our Work on Pretrial Services - Mission Statement, Forms, Capabilities ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE None ADJOURN Judge Waterman adjourned the meeting at 1PM. DATE OF NEXT MEETING December 6, 2021 at 12:00 PM in room #1281.