Redesigning Data to Reduce Disparities

Overview

UW CoLab collaborated with the Washington State Partnership Council on Juvenile Justice (WA-PCJJ) and the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) to assess how to invest in better development, distribution, and use of data pertaining to disparities in juvenile arrest and referral in Washington State by county, and where available, city. We investigated how to make this data user-focused and how to present and share information in a manner that supports local decision-making.

Process

The CoLab team has conducted surveys with decisionmakers across systems (law enforcement, prosecutors, defense attorneys, public health officials, school administrators) to better understand how juvenile arrest and referral data was being used to fuel decision-making. We also engaged key partners in contextual inquiry to understand how decisionmakers were accessing and using juvenile arrest and referral data.

Funding

The King County Redesigning Data to Reduce Disparities Project was funded by the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) in Washington State.