arizona’s fischer report data driven decisions

ARIZONA’S

FISCHER REPO

RT

DATA D

RIVEN

DECISIONS

E L I Z A B E T H O R T I Z

A R I ZO N A P R O S E C U T I N

G A T T O R N E Y S ’ A D V I SO R Y

C O U N C I L

M A R C H 5 , 2 0 1 4

• Who We Are• Funding

Source

ARIZONA PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS’ ADVISORY COUNCIL

(APAAC)

THE ROAD TO DATA DRIVEN DECISIONS

Recession + sentencing reform financial relief

2010 FISCHER REPORT

“Low level drug offenders fill AZ prisons”

“1/3 of prisoners can safely be released”

FISCHER

REPORT:

2012

UPDATE Broader

Data Parameters

Prison population trending

down

Prisoners were violent and

repeat offenders

FISCHER REPORT: 2014 UPDATE

Who???

Why???

THE REVOLVING DOOR

2014 FISCHER REPORT PREVIEW

• Most serious offense • Gang affiliation• Felony criminal history• Felony-level violent

history• Age at release from prison• Gender

• Type of admission to prison•New felony•Probation violation (technical)•Probation violation (new felony)

DATA DRIVEN DECISIONS

E L I Z A B E T H O RT I Z

Executive DirectorAPAAC

Elizabeth.Ortiz@apaac.az.gov