Connecticut Criminal Justice Data Improvement Programs
CONNECTICUT STATISTICAL ANALYSIS CENTER (SAC)
The Connecticut Statistical Analysis Center Website (works best NOT on Internet Explorer)
The State of Connecticut Statistical Analysis Center (CT-SAC) is housed at OPM. OPM is also the State Administering Agency (SAA) and applicant for the Bureau of Justice Statistics, State Justice Statistics Program. The Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice competitively awards grants on an annual basis. The Research, Analysis & Evaluation Unit applies for these funds to support its research efforts and its facilitation of the Statistical Analysis Center (SAC) for the State of Connecticut.
MR. IVAN KUZYK
State of Connecticut, Statistical Analysis Center (SAC) Director
Ivan Kuzyk, is the Statistical Analysis Center (SAC) Director for the State of Connecticut and provides analysis used by government executives and policy makers to make informed decisions; and formulates and delivers presentations on key criminal justice issues. In addition, he brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to his position as the Research Partner to the Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) program administered by the U.S. Attorney's Office in Connecticut. He has consulted at Federal, State and local levels working with numerous Connecticut organizations and criminal justice partners. Since being hired by the State of Connecticut in June of 2008, Mr. Kuzyk has been instrumental in the preparation of the Criminal Justice Policy and Planning Division's annual Forecast and Recidivism studies as well as participating in the CJPAC Research workgroup.
The placement of the Connecticut Statistical Analysis Center (CT-SAC) returned to OPM during March 2009, in an effort to streamline operations, to build in-house resources for knowledge sharing, to provide agency cross-training and to improve coordination and support for the CJPAC Research Workgroup. The CT-SAC is housed in OPM's Criminal Justice Policy and Planning Division, Research, Analysis and Evaluation Unit.
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The Research, Analysis & Evaluation Unit applies for these funds to support its research efforts and its facilitation of the Statistical Analysis Center (SAC) for the State of Connecticut. Our mission is to provide assistance in the successful coordination, implementation, and monitoring of statewide public policies concerning Criminal Justice.
- Sharing data and research by increasing the ability of statistical users to translate data and research results into practice by publishing research results and statistical data that are requested by criminal justice agencies;
- Discussing how to improve the quality of state justice data and research;
- Promoting the use of statistics and research to develop policy;
- Improving the relationship between citizens and criminal justice agencies of Connecticut by conducting citizen surveys of the needs, attitudes, and behavior relating to crime and justice;
- Conducting periodic needs assessments of criminal justice agencies;
- Enhancing applications to process and analyze information in a timely, valid, and reliable form;
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Coordinating systems and procedures to collect and disseminate data that are accurate and complete;
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Continuing in the development of forecasts of adult inmates, adults under community supervision, and juvenile offenders;
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Continuing to strengthen the relationship between the Connecticut criminal justice agencies and the national Bureau of Justice Statistics, United State Department of Justice, by providing justice statistics to the Bureau of Justice Statistics as required and serving as a clearing house for Bureau of Justice Statistics materials;
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Continuing to improvement of clearinghouse functions, responding to queries on criminal justice issues from all levels of citizenry, local, state, and federal governments;
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Ongoing maintenance and improvement of the SAC Administrative website and online applications for data dissemination and sharing;
- Analyzing offender-based tracking data;
- Conducting specialized studies that use statistical data which are presently maintained by state and local agencies in Connecticut; and
- Supporting the implementation of a statewide Unified Criminal Justice Information System.
2007 to 2008 - Steve Cox, CCSU, Prof. Criminology (2 years)
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