Institute for Law and Policy Planning
Jail crowding, court delays, lawsuits, and spiraling costs are signs your justice system needs assistance — ILPP brings solutions.
The Institute For Law and Policy Planning (ILPP) is:
- One of the nation's oldest and most respected non-profit criminal justice planning agencies.
- Staffed with experienced practitioners in the fields of criminal justice, facility planning, and program evaluation.
- Well-known for undertaking demanding assignments in law and policy planning.
- Dedicated to providing thorough and objective policy recommendations.
- Documented as saving counties millions of dollars while improving the quality of service.
Controlling Your Justice Costs
The criminal justice portion of most county general funds has been steadily increasing over the past decade, and many feel that the justice-related costs are out of control. The good news is that there are ways of managing the system and the costs.
The High Price of Incarceration
The cost of arrest and detention are much higher than is commonly realized and small decisions taken by one agency often produce enormous costs for another. Because a justice system is comprised of numerous agencies, the lack of horizontal integration between them results in huge inefficiencies. Over 60% of all county justice costs are incurred before case disposition, and common delays cause most of these costs. Improvements can be made so that tax dollars are used more resourcefully.
Viewing the Justice System as a Whole
Effective decisions require an understanding of all the individual agencies that make up your justice system. ILPP specializes in studies that assess the efficiency and effectiveness of entire justice systems. We focus on the issues relevant to your jurisdiction: policy issues, past and pending growth trends, current facilities, and special problems.
How a Criminal Justice System Assessment Can Help
A criminal justice system assessment produces a cohesive picture of the agencies involved, their relationships to each other, and the impact of those relationships on the system as a whole. A good assessment must include an analysis of the cost-effectiveness of current structure and practices. Such a view offers decision makers the opportunity to see where resources might be used more effectively. ILPP provides the client with a set of concrete recommendations. Previous projects have achieved documented savings of millions of dollars while improving the quality of service.