Assists the courts in making release-and-detention decisions.

Transition of participants while promoting employment stability, service engagement and continuing education.

Providing program evaluations, policy analysis, and performance tracking.

Mecklenburg County has committed to being part of the MacArthur Foundation's Safety and Justice Challenge, a national movement to safely reduce the use of jails and address racial and ethnic disparities in the local criminal justice system.

The Criminal Justice Advisory Group (CJAG) was created in 2005 as an informal forum where criminal justice system leaders engage in systemic planning and coordination.

JCPC reviews the needs of juveniles who are delinquent or at-risk of becoming court-involved.

Mecklenburg County Criminal Justice Services works to improve the criminal justice system. Efforts include promoting collaboration between city, County and state criminal justice agencies, establishing and measuring criminal justice performance measures, managing criminal justice programs and services, and developing initiatives that enhance public safety.  

The Mecklenburg County Opioid and Substance Use Disorder Task Force​ addresses substance use disorders as a public health issue by providing an integrated continuum of care to create a healthy community.

Learn how unconscious biases can affect an individual’s thought processes and decision making, and how biases impact disparities in the criminal justice system.

Ten training and informational modules centered on the administration of justice during the pretrial period.