Joint Performance Information Tool JPIT

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Joint Performance Information Tool (JPIT)

• A JOINT LPDSU and CJIT Initiative (JPIT)
• GSS Methodology Conference
• 30th June 2003

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JPIT What is it?
A MI tool to support performance management..
Police
CPS
Courts
Probation
Prisons
YOTS
..across the CJS process and its
agencies. Principal focus of JPIT is the local
area level.
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Monitoring Performance

• Local Boards held accountable to National Board
• Delivery Agreement to be established
• Quarterly reporting required
• Only against the handful of targets
• Simple template developed

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Performance Management

• LCJBs focus on PSAs 2 (NJG) 3 (Confidence)
• PSA 1 (reduce crime) to be managed through Crime
  Disorder Partnerships
• PSA 4 (reduce reoffending) to be managed through
  agencies
• Only a few CJS owned targets

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Proposed High-Level Targets for Local Criminal
Justice Boards
(pg 1/2)
Essential non-PSA targets
PSA Target 2
PSA Target 3
Improve the delivery of justice by increasing the
number of crimes for which an offender is brought
to justice to 1.2 million by 2005-6, with an
improvement in all CJS areas, a greater increase
in the worse performing areas and a reduction in
the proportion of ineffective trials
Improve the level of public confidence in the
Criminal Justice system, including increasing
that of ethnic minority communities, and
increasing the satisfaction of victims and
witnesses, while respecting the rights of
defendants
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Proposed High-Level Targets for Local Criminal
Justice Boards
(pg 2/2)
Essential non-PSA targets
PSA Target 2
PSA Target 3
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Performance Information

• Need data on progress against targets
• Need contextual data
• Need process data
• JPIT attempts to provide all these

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Key Characteristics

• Aiming to be a single source of MI for
  Performance Officers/Advisers
• It is rich - up to 60 measures at present
• JPIT takes existing, aggregated information from
  central sources , no new data collection effort.
• Links to other key reports e.g. NJG
• It does not replace operational agency systems

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User requirement

• Measures have been identified from a
• Local viewpoint, via
• A local user group with representatives of
  the different CJS agencies at area level
• Set criteria for inclusion
• Approved Phase 1 content
• Central viewpoint, via
• Consultation with key target groups (eg NJG),
  central data managers (eg RDS) and CJS agencies
  (eg YJB)

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JPIT High Level Structure
JPIT has two high level views of the CJS via
which users can access the underlying measures
Trial(Mags)
Trialprep.
Charge 1st hearingprep.
Finalisation post sentencesupervision
Offence apprehend
Firsthearing
Outcomes
Trial(Crown)
Trialprep.
Process Step MeasuresMeasures relating to
specific parts of the CJS process
Outcome MeasuresMeasures relating to the
national PSA targets
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JPIT HOME PAGE
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Trial Magistrates - Measures
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Magistrates Trial Effectiveness
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Magistrates Trial Effectiveness
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Query Tool
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Adding a user defined measure
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Data Issues

• For some measures within JPIT there are data
• source issues around
• Gaps
• Timeliness
• Frequency
• Granularity
• Quality

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Gaps

• Execution of warrants
• Execution of post sentence and breach warrants
• Narey effectiveness
• Court registers resulting on police PNC
• Fine enforcement rates

Very High Very High Very High High Medium /
High
Issue for trial effectiveness Low execution
level Guilty plea reduces workload Quality of
bail / sentence decisions Total debt only
(central collection)
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Frequency

• Witness waiting time
• Direct communication with witnesses
• Satisfaction levels of witnesses
• Reconviction rates
• Respect the rights of defendants

6 monthly Biennial Biennial Annual 6 monthly
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Timeliness

• Number of offences brought to justice
• Enforcement of community penalties
• Total number of arrests by category
• Witness waiting times
• Sentence analysis

3-4 months 1-2 months 3 months 2 months 6 months
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JPIT Way Forward
1st April
March
Feb
August

• Phase 2 improvements scope, data, reporting,
  functionality
• User group to prioritise future changes
• Communication programme

Prototype available

• Functional Test
• Data loading

Phase 1 System Live

• PO/PA training
• Data validation