8-11-25-E-Agenda

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CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMISSION

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING

Hanley Center, 933 4^5th Street, West Palm Beach, FL 33407

​Monday, August 11^th, 2025, at 12 p.m.

AGENDA

I.            Call to Order –Rachel Docekal, Chair

II.           Roll Call – Angelique J. Pickett, Executive Director

III.          Approval and/or corrections to the Agenda

IV.          Approval and/or Corrections to the May 12^th, 2025, Minutes (see attachment – pages 3-6)

V.           Chair's Comments

               A. Passing of CJC Member: Representative Joe Casello (see attachment – page 7

VI.         Executive Director Updates

       A. CJC Seat Vacancies & Reappointments for 2026 – 2028 Term

       B. Budget Report Out

       C. Probation Advisory Board Annual Contract Compliance Monitoring Audit: Professional Probation Services, Inc.

VII.       Presentations

       A. Community Outreach Program Evaluation Update – Dr. Cassandra Atkin-Plunk, Associate Director and Associate Professor School of Criminology &                        

          Criminal  Justice, Florida Atlantic University, and Dr. Vaughn J. Crichlow, Dean & Professor, School of Justice Studies, Roger Williams University (see attachment –                    pages 8-33)

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VIII.     Old Business

Text Reminder System Expiring: Maintenance Memorandum of Understanding with Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller of Palm Beach County (Oct 2025), contracted text reminder services with Uptrust/Fieldware (Dec 2025), and funding through the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Safety and Justice Challenge (Sep 2026) – Angelique J. Pickett, Executive Director, Criminal Justice Commission

​ IX.      Discussion Items/Updates

         A. CJC Task Force Name Change: Racial Equity Task Force has been renamed as the System Trends Review for Impartial Data Evaluation (STRIDE) Task Force 

         B. 2026 CJC Executive Committee Meeting Dates and Times (see attachment – page 34)

         C. Police Department Highlights at Full CJC Meetings – Michelle Suskauer, CJC Vice-Chair

          D.    2026 CJC Officer Nominations

X.       Task Force Reports

A.     Community Engagement Task Force – Rosalind Murray, Community Engagement Coordinator, Criminal Justice Commission

a.      Completion of Community Partners of South Florida Community Engagement Stage 2, Five Phase Contract– Angelique J. Pickett, Executive Director, Criminal Justice Commission

b.      MacArthur Foundation Safety and Justice Challenge Sustainability Grant Adjustment Recommendations have all been reviewed and voted on by the CJC Membership and Task Force Members, and accepted by the MacArthur Foundation Safety and Justice Challenge Staff – Katherine Hatos, Criminal Justice Systems Manager and Rosalind Murray Community Engagement Coordinator of the Criminal Justice Commission

c.      2025 Palm Beach County Safety and Resource Fair –Rosalind Murray, Community Engagement Coordinator, Criminal Justice Commission

B.     Behavioral Health Task Force – Dawn Caveness-Davenport, Senior Criminal Justice Analyst, Criminal Justice Commission

a.      Update on juvenile bed needs and availability of beds in a second wing at Children's Home Society

XI.           Member Comments

XII.          Guest Comments

XIII.         Adjournment

Next Meeting: Monday, October 14^th, 2025, at 12 p.m.

Hanley Center

933 45th Street

West Palm Beach, FL 33407