Q&A
Discussion on criminal justice program coordination
6:06:07
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52 sec
Council Member Yusef Salaam inquires about the coordination of criminal justice programs across multiple agencies, following the move of some programs out of the Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice (MOCJ). Director Jacques Jiha explains the rationale behind these changes and how they approach program management.
- Salaam asks about the challenges in coordinating programs across multiple agencies
- He questions how OMB ensures the city is maximizing its investment in criminal justice programs
- Jiha explains that programs were moved from MOCJ to other agencies to improve contract management and administrative efficiency
Yusef Salaam
6:06:07
I also wanna turn to criminal justice program coordination.
6:06:14
Under this administration, criminal justice programs have been have been moved out of the mayor's office of criminal justice to other agencies.
6:06:25
Although this may have benefits for expanding the scope and reach of the city's programs, it poses a challenge for the coordination and duplication of efforts.
6:06:35
So can you explain how OMB approaches moving programs from Mach j to other agencies?
6:06:42
And, also, how do you coordinate the budgets for the city's various criminal justice programs across multiple agencies?
6:06:50
How do you know the city is maximizing its investment in programmatic spending on criminal justice and justice systems' involvement.
6:07:00
And lastly, turning to crime victim services programs, the council is concerned about the baseline reductions of $3,000,000 for the crime victim services program.
