Reports, Research & Publications

Many reports published by the Division of Criminal Justice and its related Boards and Commissions are published on an annual basis. Please look under the name of the topic or the name of the Board/Commission for its annual report.

• Recommendations Regarding Body-Worn Camera Policies in Colorado (2016) - pursuant to HB 15-1285

Please see "Race and Ethnicity"

Colorado Crime Statistics 

Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice Reports & Publications 

• Community Corrections Annual Reports - Annual reports providing a detailed analysis of all Community Corrections in Colorado.
• Community Corrections Advisory Council Meeting Minutes
• Community Corrections Profile - Interactive database providing demographic information, termination reasons (outcome), length of stay and recidivism for all RESIDENTIAL community corrections programs.
• Community Corrections in Colorado: Program Outcomes and Recidivism (FY2012-13)
• Community Corrections Subsistence Grace Period Pilot Project: Study Findings (2015) - A study to determine whether waiving a program fee for the first 28 days iof a program improved offender outcomes. 
• Risk Factor Analysis Reports - Regular reports that examine factors that could adversely affect elements of public safety and offender management.  The analysys can be used as an important tool for internal programmatic analysis and improvement in the measured areas related to public safety and offender management.

• Quarterly Correctional Populations
• Correctional Population Forecasts
  • FY2017
  • FY2016
  • FY2015
  • Older forecasts: select the desired year on this page.

• Current Standards for Treatment of Offenders
• Domestic Violence Case Processing in Colorado (2016) -  examined domestic violence cases in the state court administrative record data set and compared recidivism rates of those who received DV treatment with those who did not. 
• DVOMB e-newsletter
• Resources for Treatment Providers
• Youth Who Have Committed Domestic Violence 

• For reports focused solely on marijuana, please visit "Marijuana" under "M."
• Presentation on the impacts of Substances in Colorado (2016)
• Analysis of Senate Bill 13-250: Changes to sentencing of persons convicted of drug crimes (2017)
• Comprehensive Drug Sentencing Scheme Proposal: Report to the Colorado Judiciary Committees of the House and Senate (2012)
• H.B. 10-1352 Savings Analysis Report: First Two Years of Implementation (2013) - examines marijuana as well as drug sentencing

• Colorado Transitional Accountability Plan (CTAP)
• Motivational Interviewing Resources 

• Juvenile Diversion Grant Program
• National Criminal History Improvement Program
• Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences Improvement Program
• VALE 

• Colorado Human Trafficking Council Annual Reports
• Colorado Anti-Trafficking Newsletter
• Other Reports and Publications About Trafficking 

• Colorado Commission on Criminal & Juvenile Justice Annual Reports
• Evaluation of the Youthful Offender System (YOS) in Colorado
  • 2016 Report
  • 2014 Report
  • 2012 Report
• Juvenile Diversion
• Juvenile Diversion via Restorative Justice - Please see "Restorative Justice."
• Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Plan (2015-2017) 
• Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (JJDP) Council Reports
• Juvenile Incarceration Projections -- Please see "Correctional Population Forecasts" Under "Correctional Populations."
• Juvenile Screening and Assessment Tools
• Standards and Guidelines for the Evaluation, Assessment, Treatment and Supervision of Juveniles Who Have Committed Sexual Offenses
• Criminal Justice Contact (law enforcement, district attorneys) with Students 
  • Interactive Data Dashboard
  • 2014-2015 Academic Year
  • 2012-2014 Academic Years

• A Study of Homelessness in Seven Colorado Jails (2018) (Includes questions about reasons for moving to Colorado & staying in Colorado, including legal marijuana)
• Diving Under the Influence of Drugs & Alcohol (2018)
• Law Enforcement Contacts with Students (released annually; includes incidents of marijuana-related crime)
• Impacts of Marijuana Legalization in Colorado (released once every two years)
  • Early Findings: 2016 Report
  • Interactive Data Tables
  • Presentation on the impacts of Substances in Colorado (2016)
• Marijuana Arrest Rates: 2012-2016 (2017)
• Brief review of literature on medical marijuana laws & crime (2017)
• Marijuana Tax Funds
  • Summary of FY2017-2018 Marijuana Tax Cash Funds Awards (Division of Criminal Justice) (2017)
• Sentencing reform
  • Analysis of Senate Bill 13-250: Changes to sentencing of persons convicted of drug crimes (2017)
  • Comprehensive Drug Sentencing Scheme Proposal: Report to the Colorado Judiciary Committees of the House and Senate (2012)
  • H.B. 10-1352 Savings Analysis Report: First Two Years of Implementation (2013) - examines marijuana as well as drug sentencing

• John Echon Re-entry Program Process Evaluation (2011) - examines issue of offenders with mental illness re-entering the community.
  

• Officer Involved Shootings in Colorado: 2010-2016

• Analysis of Colorado State Board of Parole Decisions
  • FY2015 Report
  • FY2014 Report
  • FY2013 Report
• Parole Population Projections -- Please see "Correctional Population Forecasts" Under "Correctional Populations."
• Race and Ethnicity in Parole Decisions -- Please see "Race and Ethnicity in Decision Points" Under "Race"

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• Current Correctional Populations 
• Length of Stay in Prison
• Prison Population Projections
• Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Standards, Resources & Information
• Prison Rape: What We Know Today

• Disproportionate Minority Contact
• Race and Ethnicty at Criminal Justice Decision Points -- Report on the CLEAR Act (2016)

• Annual Report on Implementation of HB 2013-1254 - Summary of pilot project sites for diverting juveniles from the justice system through restorative
  justice practices. 
  • 2016 Report

• Community Corrections Risk Factor Analysis Report
• Risk Scales & Handbooks
• The Colorado Sex Offender Risk Scale
• Is Prison Sexual Offending Behavior Indicative of Community Risk?

• Analysis of Senate Bill 13-250: Changes to sentencing of persons convicted of drug crimes (2017)
• Comprehensive Drug Sentencing Scheme Proposal: Report to the Colorado Judiciary Committees of the House and Senate (2012)
• H.B. 10-1352 Savings Analysis Report: First Two Years of Implementation (2013) - examines marijuana as well as drug sentencing

• Is Prison Sexual Offending Behavior Indicative of Community Risk? (2009)
• Lifetime Supervision of Sex Offenders Annual Report  (Found under SOMB Legislative Reports)
• Sex Offender Management Board Reports & Publications - Legislative reports, external evaluations of the SOMB standards, SOMB Sunset reviews, research papers, position papers
• Sex offender Polygraph Testing in the United States: Trends and Controversies (2009)
• Standards & Guidelines for Assessment, Treatment Evaluation and Monitoring

Student Arrests, Summonses & Investigations 

VALE - Victim Assistance and Law Enforcement 

• Domestic Violence Victim Advocate Resources
• Toolkit for Response Advocates in Colorado
• Victim Rights Act Information & Resources

Please see "Juveniles in the Justice System."