The Governor's Commission on Criminal Justice Innovation (The Healey
Commission) has issued its final report. It can be found on line at:
http://www.mass.gov/Agov2/docs/Crime_Commission04_FINAL.pdf
This Commission, created on July 10, 2003, has reports on Re-Entry and Post
Release Supervision; Law
Enforcement Education and Training; Forensic Scinces; Urban Crime Strategies;
and Cross Agency Information
Sharing.
On Thursday, April 15th from 8am-2pm at the Boston Foundation at 75 Arlington
Street is a conference to
consider the report of the Healey "Commission on Criminal Justice Innovation".
Free and open to the public, by reservation only. For details: http://cjpc.org/ev_healy_commssion.htm
Thursday, April 15, 2004; 8 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Symposium on Criminal Justice Innovation:
A Report from the Governor's Commission on Criminal Justice Innovation
at: The Boston Foundation, 75 Arlington Street, 10th Floor, Boston, MA
Welcoming Remarks: Paul S. Grogan, President, The Boston Foundation; Andrea M. Casanova, Founder, The ALLY Foundation; Kerry Healey, Lieutenant Governor, The Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Presentation of Subcommittee Findings:
1) Re-entry and Post Release Supervision Law Enforcement
2) Education and Training
3) Forensic Sciences
4) Urban Crime Strategies
5) Cross Agency Information Sharing
Panel Discussions
Moderated by Lt. Gov. Kerry Healy
First Panel: Cross Agency Sharing: Removing Roadblocks to Effective Communication
Second Panel: Prisoner Re-entry: Reducing Recidivism and Increasing Public Safety
Keynote Speaker and Lunch
Kathleen O'Toole, Boston Police Commissioner
Introduced by Ed Flynn, Massachusetts Secretary of Public Safety
Closing Remarks: Lt. Gov. Kerry Healey
RSVP: To reserve a seat, please call 617-338-4390 or email [email protected] by April 9th.
Background: The Governor's Commission on Criminal Justice Innovation, created in early July, 2003, was asked to advise Governor Mitt Romney on cutting-edge crime-fighting techniques and ways to make Massachusetts safer for all residents. This bi-partisan commission, chaired by Lieutenant Governor Kerry Healey, has been meeting since October 2003, with the goal of identifying the best ideas and practices currently in place in Massachusetts and across the nation. The Commission includes five subcommittees: Re-entry and Post Release Supervision, Law Enforcement Education and Training, Forensic Sciences, Urban Crime Strategies, and Cross Agency Information Sharing.
Hosted by The Boston Foundation and The ALLY Foundation as part of a series, UNDERSTANDING BOSTON.
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