The Justice Management Institute

What The Justice Management Institute does

The Justice Management Institute (JMI) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in April 1993 and headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, that provides research, education, and technical assistance to justice-system practitioners in the United States. JMI delivers services through three integrated practice areas: Collaborative System Design™ (a proprietary methodology that convenes leaders, practitioners, and community members to redesign justice-system elements, interfaces, data, and touch points), Research and Evaluation (workload assessments, system mapping, and program evaluations), and Practice Development and Education (targeted capacity-building support for jurisdictions). The institute has approximately 11 staff led by President Elaine Borakove and Vice President Tim Dibble, and is governed by an appointed Board of Directors chaired by Pamela Harris.

JMI's product portfolio extends beyond consulting into several branded networks and tools, including the National Network of Criminal Justice Coordinating Councils (NNCJCC), which has grown to 45 member councils spanning 27 states by 2026; the CasePro Network for case-processing jurisdictions; the Wičhóyaŋke Network for Indigenous-led justice reform (formerly the Native American Network); the Online Case Resolution (OCR) open-source platform developed in partnership with Kalamuna; and a library of CJCC publications and assessment tools, including National Standards for CJCCs and CJCC Essential Elements. The technology stack is lightweight by design: JMI does not build software products but orchestrates methodology, partner technology, and convenings; OCR is its first software initiative, currently in pilot across five jurisdictions.

JMI's revenue model is grant-driven and services-driven. The organization depends on funding from federal agencies (Bureau of Justice Assistance, National Institute of Corrections, State Justice Institute) and foundations (notably the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation's Safety and Justice Challenge, ongoing since 2015), supplemented by fee-for-service technical assistance contracts valued at up to $40,000 per engagement with a 50% local cost-share and 7-12 month duration. Customer mix is dominated by state, county, and local government justice agencies, with select nonprofit and Indigenous-organization partners for specialized networks. Go-to-market combines direct outreach for competitive assistance programs, peer-network membership as a top-of-funnel acquisition channel, and thought-leadership events such as the annual NNCJCC convening and the Code for America Summit.

Name

The Justice Management Institute

Legal name

The Justice Management Institute

Website

https://jmijustice.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Justice Management Institute is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1993 that provides research, technical assistance, and capacity-building services to state, county, and local justice agencies in the United States, operating the National Network of Criminal Justice Coordinating Councils (NNCJCC), CasePro Network, and Wičhóyaŋke Network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Justice System Consulting and Technical Assistance

NAICS

Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities (922), Courts (922110), Parole Offices and Probation Offices (92215), Correctional Institutions (922140), Legal Counsel and Prosecution (922130)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

State/Provincial Courts & Judicial Administration (BPAIABAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Judicial Courts & Court Administration (BPAIAFAA), Court Services & Operations (Clerks, Records, Jury, Interpreters) (BPAIAFAH), Reentry & Justice-Involved Support Services (BPAGAEAN), State/Provincial Corrections, Probation & Parole Administration (BPAIABAF)

Keywords

• Justice system consulting
• Criminal justice research
• Court administration training
• Technical assistance services
• Criminal justice reform

Headquarters

HQ city

Arlington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Grants and Contracts: JMI receives funding from federal government agencies including Bureau of Justice Assistance and National Institute of Corrections for specific programs and technical assistance initiatives. This represents a significant portion of organizational funding.
2. Foundation Funding: JMI receives grants from foundations, most notably the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation's Safety and Justice Challenge, which has provided funding for over 10 years to support jail population reduction strategies.
3. Technical Assistance Services: Fee-for-service technical assistance provided to jurisdictions, including the CJCC Technical Assistance Program valued at up to $40,000 with 7-12 month engagements.
4. Research and Evaluation Services: JMI conducts original research and evaluation for justice systems, including studies on drug courts, pretrial detention, indigent defense systems, and case processing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels12 records

Core offering

The Justice Management Institute provides research, education, and technical assistance services to justice administration practitioners across the United States. Its work centers on three integrated service lines—Collaborative System Design™, Research and Evaluation, and Practice Development and Education—delivered to state, county, and local government justice agencies through grants, contracts, and fee-for-service engagements.

Product overview

The Justice Management Institute operates as a non-profit organization providing three core integrated services: Collaborative System Design™ (a proprietary methodology for system improvement), Research and Evaluation, and Practice Development and Education. These are supported by a portfolio of specialized networks and tools including the National Network of Criminal Justice Coordinating Councils (NNCJCC), CasePro Network, Wičhóyaŋke Network, Online Case Resolution technology platform, Organizational Assessment tool, and various CJCC publications and resources. The organization serves justice systems across the United States and internationally, focusing on systemic and sustainable change to make justice systems more fair, equitable, and effective.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Collaborative System Design™: An essential process for enriching systems to be responsive, outcome-driven, fair, equitable, and efficient involving leaders, managers, practitioners, users, and community members.
• Online Case Resolution (OCR)

Products and services

• Collaborative System Design™ Proprietary methodology for redesigning justice systems through a collaborative approach that involves leaders, managers, practitioners, users, and community members to define system elements, interfaces, data, and touch points. Sold as a fee-for-service technical assistance offering to state, county, and local government justice agencies.
• Research and Evaluation Systematic inquiry and assessment relying on data collection, analysis, and interpretation to assess system operations, workload, and test hypotheses about factors driving effective justice systems. Delivered as a paid service to government jurisdictions and through foundation-funded research projects.
• Practice Development and Education Targeted support to build capacity of justice organizations and systems by learning unique community needs, analyzing issues and opportunities, and determining new outcomes. Delivered as training, workshops, and capacity-building engagements for justice practitioners.
• National Network of Criminal Justice Coordinating Councils (NNCJCC) Formal network of 40+ local Criminal Justice Coordinating Councils providing peer-to-peer learning, quarterly sessions, annual convenings, and resource sharing for CJCC directors and staff across 27 states.
• CasePro Network Network for prosecutors, judges, defense counsel, and other justice professionals to address criminal case processing challenges through virtual and in-person mini-institutes, peer learning, and published resources.
• Wičhóyaŋke Network Network convening Indigenous community leaders and justice professionals to overcome racial disparities and intergenerational impact of oppression in criminal justice systems through peer-to-peer community building and learning workshops.
• Online Case Resolution (OCR) Open-source technology platform enabling defendants to see, understand, and manage traffic and misdemeanor cases online without physical court appearances. Designed for court systems seeking to expand online case resolution capabilities.
• Organizational Assessment Free self-administered assessment tool for jurisdictions to diagnose system gaps and challenges across areas including justice system alignment, case processing, jail crowding, behavioral health, and technology needs. Includes recommendations that serve as general guidance for addressing identified challenges.
• CJCC Tools and Publications Suite of resources including National Standards for CJCCs, CJCC Essential Elements, CJCC Assessment Tool, CJCC Checklist, and mini-guides covering strategic planning, performance measurement, GIS mapping, and managing small jurisdictions.

Quantifiable outcome

• 20% jail population reduction in Safety and Justice Challenge sites
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and minor.

• Code for AmericamajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026JMI presented at Code for America Summit 2026 about open-source technology for online case resolution. Vision for expansion of OCR across United States discussed.
• KalamunacoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2025Technology partner working with JMI on Online Case Resolution initiative for traffic and misdemeanor cases. Kalamuna is developing open-source software for online case resolution platform.
• National Institute of CorrectionscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021NIC provided grants to JMI for developing publications for pretrial services directors and supporting CJCCs. JMI developed CJCC Essential Elements and National Standards for CJCCs with NIC support.
• Safety and Justice ChallengecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015SJC initiative funded by MacArthur Foundation. JMI has provided technical assistance to sites implementing strategies to safely reduce jail incarceration focusing on keeping people out of jail, safely reintegrating those who must be confined, and improving data collection.
• Policy Jury Inc. (PJI)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2011Partnered with JMI and NACo to convene first meeting of CJCC directors in 2011, founding the NNCJCC.
• National Association of Counties (NACo)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2011Partnered with JMI and PJI to convene first meeting of CJCC directors in 2011, founding the NNCJCC.
• Bureau of Justice AssistancecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2010Bureau of Justice Assistance supported the establishment of NNCJCC in 2010. JMI received grants from BJA to support criminal justice coordinating councils and Smarter Sentencing initiatives.
• Arnold VenturesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFunding research on prosecutors' decisions to decline charges and impact on public safety. JMI published research briefs on declinations and disparity.
• American Bar AssociationmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on publications including Prosecutorial Workload study and work on case management and public defense programs.
• National Institute of JusticemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner on research including examination of trial court funding and other justice system studies.
• Kristy DanfordminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerProject partner supporting Douglas County CJCC through assessment and strategic planning process.
• National Network of Criminal Justice Coordinating CouncilscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNNCJCC is JMI-established network of 40+ local CJCCs providing peer learning and resource sharing. JMI provides staff support and technical assistance to network.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Pretrial Justice Institute: Pretrial Justice Institute is a smaller, specialized nonprofit focused on pretrial release and detention reform, overlapping with JMI's pretrial services publications funded by the National Institute of Corrections. Both serve county-level pretrial stakeholders.

Broad incumbents

• Council of State Governments Justice Center: CSG Justice Center is a national nonprofit policy and research organization that partners with state and local governments on criminal and juvenile justice reform. It is a comparable research-and-TA provider with a larger policy footprint than JMI.
• Vera Institute of Justice: Vera is a much larger national nonprofit working on criminal justice reform, including research, technical assistance, and direct demonstration programs. It is a broader incumbent offering overlapping safety-and-justice and racial equity services. JMI's Program Manager Denise Chandler previously served at Vera.
• National Institute of Corrections: NIC is a federal center within the U.S. Department of Justice that provides training and technical assistance to corrections professionals. It is both a JMI funder/grantor (for pretrial publications and CJCC Essential Elements) and a peer in delivering TA to state and county justice agencies.
• Urban Institute Justice Policy Center: Urban Institute is a major nonprofit research organization that conducts criminal justice policy research and evaluation, overlapping with JMI's Research and Evaluation service line. It is a much larger research counterpart with broader funding sources.

Others

• National Association for Court Management: NACM is the membership organization for court managers, overlapping with JMI's audience but operating as a professional association rather than a TA provider. JMI's Board Chair Pamela Harris is immediate past NACM President, evidencing close ecosystem ties.

Direct peers

• National Judicial College: The National Judicial College is a nonprofit judicial education organization that trains judges, including court managers. It is highly comparable to JMI's Practice Development and Education service line, and JMI's Program Director Robin Wosje previously held senior roles there.
• National Legal Aid & Defender Association: NLADA is the national membership organization for civil legal aid and public defense providers. It is comparable to JMI's public defense and indigent defense consulting work, serving overlapping court and county-level justice stakeholders.
• National Center for State Courts: The National Center for State Courts is the closest direct peer to JMI: a nonprofit that provides research, consulting, education, and technical assistance to state and local court systems. Both organizations serve overlapping court administrator and judicial audiences with a similar consulting-plus-publications model.
• National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges: NCJFCJ is a nonprofit that provides training, technical assistance, and research to juvenile and family court judges and systems. It overlaps with JMI's CJCC and case processing work, particularly around juvenile justice and racial disparity reduction.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/JMIJustice
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@JMIJustice
• Facebookfacebook.com/JMIJustice
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-justice-management-institute

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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