Improving Outcomes for Child Welfare-Separated Families through Family Time

A new report from the Colorado Lab provides evidence-backed recommendations to improve outcomes for families separated during child welfare involvement. Best Practices for Family Time in Colorado: A Data-Informed Approach to Drive Outcomes is based on a statewide study authorized by Colorado House Bill (HB) 23-1027 and conducted by the Colorado Lab in partnership with the High […]

Interdisciplinary Representation for Parents Improves Outcomes in Complex Child Welfare Cases

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 […]

Colorado Prosecutorial Dashboards Newsletter: Issue 9

This month, the Colorado Dashboards Project enters its third phase. We are excited to announce that as of October, the project will transition from the Colorado Evaluation and Action Lab at the University of Denver to The Evaluation Center at the University of Colorado (CU) Denver.

Colorado Prosecutorial Dashboards Newsletter: Issue 8

Last month, the 12th, 17th, and 21st Judicial District Attorneys’ (DA) Offices released their public facing dashboards, a huge step for enhancing transparency and advancing data-driven decision-making! These three offices joined the eight pilot offices, convening at the end of July to discuss their priorities for continued work.

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. […]

Colorado Prosecutorial Dashboards Newsletter: Issue 7

Since the February 2023 release of the disparity analyses, the pilot District Attorneys’ (DA) Offices have regrouped to discuss strategies to address racial/ethnic disparities at points of prosecutorial discretion. During this same period, the five new DA Offices that joined Phase 2 of the project have begun to review and make meaning of their data. […]

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 […]

Colorado Prosecutorial Dashboards Newsletter: Issue 6

We have reached two important project milestones. First, we are excited to release eight reports examining disparities at points of prosecutorial discretion. Second, we have five new District Attorneys’ (DA) Offices that have joined the project. In this newsletter, we discuss these important achievements and describe our plans for continued statewide scale.

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 […]