EBDM Coordinators
Mandy Potapenko, Director, Milwaukee Community Justice Council
Stephanie Garbo, Pretrial Services Manager, Courts
Policy Team Membership
Current System Change Targets
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Ongoing commitment to ensuring law enforcement, criminal justice stakeholders and behavioral health partners are adequately trained to understand and properly serve the complex needs of individuals experiencing mental health crises. Continued expansion of CIT, including CIP and CIT specializations, for law enforcement, telecommunicators/dispatchers, and booking/correctional officers. Work with law enforcement to collaboratively identify system, high utilizers and develop robust response to ensure needs are being met by entities outside of the criminal justice system.
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Adhearence to Risk and Evidence-Based Pretrial Decision-Making
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Public Safety Assessment (PSA) – validated pretrial risk instrument
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Risk-based pretrial release
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Differential pretrial supervision based on pretrial risk-level & UNCOPE
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Use LSI-R:SV to screen for risk/needs and preliminary Early Interventions eligibility
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Formalized Use of Risk/Needs Information to Identify Cases for Diversion or Deferred Prosecution
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Improved Stewardship of Limited Probation Resources - “Dosage Probation”
- Duration and conditions of probation are determined by risk and need.
- Allows for early termination of probation once proper dosage of supervision and services is complete