Representatives from the Pew Charitable Trusts provided participants with information about the Public Safety Performance Project (PSPP). Presenters discussed reforms that Pew assisted with in Georgia, Kentucky, and Hawaii, and focused on the process for involving stakeholders, identifying potential areas for reform, developing policy recommendations, and passing the reforms. Presenters also discussed how these states are reducing their over-reliance on incarceration and shifting to a data-driven, outcome-based approach that utilizes community-based services and leads to improved outcomes for children, families, and communities, as well as reducing juvenile corrections costs.
