Montana State Legislature
Criminal Justice Library
CRIMINAL JUSTICE LIBRARY
Criminal Justice Education
- Criminal Justice Definitions
- Criminal Justice Process Map
- A Walk Through the Criminal Justice System Part 1
- A Walk Through the Criminal Justice System Part 2
Criminal Justice Materials
*Click the diagonal arrow on the bottom right to view the interactive data tool*
REPORTS
- Department of Justice Agency Profile
- Montana Crime Data: MBCC Crime Dashboards (Montana Board of Crime Control)
- Law Enforcement Personnel Data: MBCC Law Enforcement Personnel in Montana (Montana Board of Crime Control)
- POST Information and Resource Guide
- NCSL Developments in Law Enforcement Officer Certification and Decertification
- NCSL Law Enforcement Certification and Discipline
REPORTS
- Judicial Branch Agency Profile
- Office of Public Defender Agency Profile
- District Court Case Statistics: Montana District Court Case Dashboard (Montana Judicial Branch)
- What is Drug Court?
- HJ 40: Judicial Standards Commission Study Summary
- HJ 34: Study of Pretrial Diversion and Presentence Agreements
- The Public Safety Assessment
NATIONAL REPORTS & PRESENTATIONS
- JMI Pretrial Diversion (Robin Wosje)
- JMI Prosecutor-Led Diversion Programs
- NCSL Making Sense of Sentencing: State Systems and Policies
- NSCL Pretrial Release (Amber Widgery)
- NSCL Pretrial Trends (Amber Widgery)
REPORTS
- Department of Corrections Agency Profile
- Offender Population Data: DOC Interactive Dashboards (Department of Corrections)
- DOC Strategic Master Plan (2020)
- DOC Glossary
- Criminal Justice Definitions
- DOC Inmate Welfare Fund
- DOC MIIG for Adult Pardons and Parole
- BOPP Decision by Appearance Type (Montana Board of Pardons & Parole 2018 - 2023)
- County Detention Centers (Jails) Session Summary
PREVIOUS STUDIES
- SJR 24 (2007) - Prison Population Growth & Diversion Programs
AUDIT REPORTS
- Department of Corrections
- Education & Training Opportunities in Montana's Prisons (April 2024)
- Inmate Welfare Fund (June 2022)
REPORTS
- Department of Corrections Agency Profile
- Offender Population Data: DOC Interactive Dashboards (Department of Corrections)
- Montana Community Corrections Association (March 2024)
- DOC Offender Housing
- DPHHS HEART Initiative Strategies and Progress Report 2023
- DPHHS Montana Recovery Residences
NATIONAL REPORTS & PRESENTATIONS
- CJI Addressing Disparities in Parole: Refining Reentry
- CJI Improving Outcomes and Safely Reducing Revocations from Community Supervision in Montana
ADUIT REPORTS
- Department of Corrections
PREVIOUS STUDIES
- SJR 3 (2013) – Study the Board of Pardons & Parole
- HJR 26 (2007) - Mental Health in Adult & Juvenile Corrections
- HJR 50 (2007) - Precommittment Psychiatric Evaluations -- Process & Costs
REPORTS
- DOC Restorative Justice/Victim Programs
- MBCC VOCA Funded Services Provided in Montana
- Crime Victim Rights and Services Session Summary
NATIONAL REPORTS & PRESENTATIONS
- NCSL State Approaches to Victims’ Rights and Services
- NCSL Victims’ Pretrial Release Rights and Protections
PREVIOUS STUDIES
- HJ 29 (2001) - Victim Services & Funding in Montana
REPORTS
- NCSL Justice Courts Policymakers Use Data to Inform Criminal Justice Decisions
- NCSL Law Enforcement Employment Significant Trends
- CSG Montana Criminal Justice Data Snapshot (the Council of State Government)
- CSG Justice Reinvestment in Montana (the Council of State Government)
- Senate Bill 11
- HJR 31 Study Summary: Criminal Justice System Data in Montana
- NCSL Incorporating Data and Evidence Into Criminal Justice Policy Decisions: Options and Resources
- Policymakers Use Data to Inform Criminal Justice Decisions
