The Office of Respondent Parents’ Counsel (ORPC) issued a press release sharing findings of an independent evaluation conducted by the Colorado Lab. The evaluation shows that using an interdisciplinary team to serve parents with complex needs leads to greater success in their child welfare case. Colorado’s ORPC is an independent state agency that provides legal […]
Justice
Expanding the Reach of Prosecutorial Dashboards in Colorado
Three Colorado District Attorneys’ (DA) offices—the 12th, 17th, and 21st Judicial Districts—unveiled “data dashboards” last month. The dashboards are a publicly available resource designed to promote more effective, just, and transparent decision-making in prosecution. This expands the reach of the Colorado Prosecutorial Dashboards project, building on the initial eight Judicial Districts that unveiled data dashboards […]
Colorado District Attorneys’ offices unveil “data dashboards”
On July 19, 2023, three Colorado District Attorneys’ (DA) offices unveiled “data dashboards,” a publicly available resource designed to promote more effective, just, and transparent decision-making in prosecution. The dashboards are an expansion of the Colorado Prosecutorial Dashboards project, with the 12th, 17th, and 21st Judicial Districts joining the eight Judicial Districts that unveileddata dashboards last fall. […]
New Reports: Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Prosecutorial Process
A series of new reports, developed through the Colorado Prosecutorial Dashboards project, provide Colorado District Attorneys’ Offices with a more in-depth understanding of racial and ethnic differences in their prosecution processes. The new reports, which build on data publicly available through data dashboards, offer a deeper dive into key points of prosecutorial discretion to understand […]
More District Attorney’s office join Prosecutorial Dashboards project
A series of new reports provide Colorado District Attorneys’ Offices with a more in-depth understanding of racial and ethnic differences in their prosecution processes. Since the initial data dashboards launched in September 2022, five additional Judicial Districts have joined: the 3rd, 10th, 12th, 17th, and 21st. News Release: New reports, more District Attorneys’ Offices grow Colorado’s first-in-the-nation effort […]
Colorado District Attorneys (DA) Launch Data Dashboards
Pictured above: Some of the members of the Colorado Prosecutorial Dashboards project at the History Colorado Center following the press conference announcing the launch of data dashboards, including (left to right), Arnold Hanum with Colorado District Attorneys’ Council, Jo Beletic and Lauren Gase with the Colorado Lab, Boulder District Attorney Michael Dougherty, Christian Gardner-Wood with […]
Public Launch of Prosecutorial Data Dashboards
Collaborative Statement Issued by Eight Colorado District Attorneys As elected District Attorneys, both Republican and Democrat across rural and urban districts, we believe robust data is needed to identify and prioritize the actions we can take to improve community safety, the justice system, reduce disparities, and make sure we are treating defendants and victims fairly. […]
Letter to the Editor: Applauding work by DAs
The Colorado Lab’s Dr. Lauren Gase and Loyola University Chicago’s Dr. Don Stemen submitted a letter to the editor in response to a July 27, 2022 article entitled “Black, Hispanic and homeless people face discrimination.” The response references work on the Colorado Prosecutorial Dashboards project. Letter to the Editor: Applauding work by DAs Article: Black, Hispanic […]
Office of Respondent Parents’ Counsel: Promoting Steps 1 and 2 of Building Evidence
The Colorado Lab is partnering with the Office of Respondent Parents’ Counsel (ORPC) to build evidence for their model of interdisciplinary team representation. Interdisciplinary team representation pairs an attorney with a social worker or parent advocate to address root causes of child welfare involvement, promote long-term family strengthening, and protect the fundamental right to parent. […]
Jeffco’s Preventive Legal Services Pilot Program Launches
The Office of Respondent Parents’ Counsel (ORPC) is accepting referrals for indigent parents in Jefferson County whose unmet legal needs may be affecting the safety of their children. The pilot program launches this month and aims to connect parents to preventive legal services and keep families together by addressing legal problems such as housing and […]