What Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority does

The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA) is a state government agency of Illinois, headquartered in Chicago, that has operated since 1983 to improve the state's criminal justice system through strategic grantmaking, research, and program evaluation. With 101-250 employees, ICJIA serves as a centralized authority for criminal justice information, policy analysis, and funding administration across the state. Its primary visible initiative is the Illinois Multi-Site Police-Initiated Deflection Initiative, a statewide program that redirects individuals who have police contact away from the criminal legal system toward supportive services, operating across 45 counties with 11 programs as of July 2024.

ICJIA does not operate as a commercial enterprise. Its funding derives from Illinois state appropriations and grants, and it does not generate revenue through product sales or licensing. The agency's core competency is conducting multi-year program evaluations and coordinating multi-stakeholder initiatives. In the deflection initiative specifically, ICJIA partners with the Illinois Department of Human Services (the lead agency), law enforcement agencies in 45 counties, and a network of service providers to evaluate program development, operations, and outcomes. The agency's value proposition rests on its statutory authority, statewide data access, and capacity to assess whether deflection programs achieve their intended outcomes of reducing criminal legal system involvement and connecting individuals to supportive services.

Name

Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority

Legal name

Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority

Website

https://icjia.illinois.gov

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority is a state agency that improves Illinois's criminal justice system through strategic grantmaking and program evaluation, currently evaluating the statewide Multi-Site Police-Initiated Deflection Initiative across 45 counties.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

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GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

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Personnel, Operations, Others

Core offering

ICJIA is a state agency that evaluates and coordinates criminal justice programs in Illinois, most notably the Illinois Multi-Site Police-Initiated Deflection Initiative, which operates 11 programs across 45 counties as of July 2024. The Authority conducts comprehensive multi-year evaluation of deflection programs that redirect individuals with police contact away from the criminal legal system toward supportive services, in partnership with the Illinois Department of Human Services, law enforcement agencies, and service providers.

Product overview

The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority participates in the Illinois Multi-Site Police-Initiated Deflection Initiative, a government program led by the Illinois Department of Human Services that partners with law enforcement and service providers to evaluate program development, operations, and outcomes through a comprehensive multi-year evaluation. This is a single program offering focused on deflection and diversion services rather than a platform with multiple products or modules.

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Products and services

• Illinois Multi-Site Police-Initiated Deflection Initiative A statewide program that redirects individuals who have police contact away from the criminal legal system toward supportive services. As of July 2024, the initiative operates across 45 Illinois counties with 11 programs either operational or planned. ICJIA evaluates program development, operations, and outcomes through comprehensive multi-year evaluation in partnership with the Illinois Department of Human Services, law enforcement agencies, and service providers.

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Illinois Department of Human ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Illinois Department of Human Services leads the Illinois Multi-Site Police-Initiated Deflection Initiative. ICJIA partners with this state agency to evaluate program development, operations, and outcomes through comprehensive multi-year evaluation of deflection programs.
• Law Enforcement AgenciescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLaw enforcement agencies across 45 counties partner with the Illinois Multi-Site Police-Initiated Deflection Initiative to redirect individuals away from the criminal legal system towards supportive services.
• Service ProviderscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerService providers partner with the initiative to deliver supportive services to individuals redirected by law enforcement through the deflection program.

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Direct peers

• New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services: New York's state criminal justice planning and information authority. The most direct functional peer to ICJIA — a state-level agency that funds, evaluates, and coordinates criminal justice programs within a single state.
• California Board of State and Community Corrections: California's state agency that provides funding, technical assistance, and evaluation support to local criminal justice partners. Direct functional peer to ICJIA in grantmaking, program evaluation, and statewide coordination roles.
• Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency: Pennsylvania's state criminal justice planning and grantmaking agency. Direct functional peer to ICJIA in administering state and federal criminal justice funds, evaluating programs, and supporting local criminal justice initiatives.

Others

• National Institute of Justice: Federal research and evaluation arm of the U.S. Department of Justice. Comparable in its evaluation-focused mandate and role as a knowledge intermediary for criminal justice practice.
• Vera Institute of Justice: National nonprofit that designs and evaluates criminal justice reform programs, including police deflection/diversion models. Comparable to ICJIA in programmatic focus on diversion and evidence-building, though structured as a nonprofit rather than a state agency.
• Bureau of Justice Statistics: Federal statistical agency that collects and publishes criminal justice data nationwide. Comparable to ICJIA's mandate around criminal justice information and evaluation, though operating at federal scope rather than for a single state.
• RAND Corporation — Criminal Justice Research: Major research organization with a dedicated criminal justice research portfolio that conducts program evaluations and policy analysis for government clients. Comparable to ICJIA's evaluation function, but as a contracted research provider rather than a state authority.

Broad incumbents

• Council of State Governments Justice Center: National nonprofit serving state policymakers on criminal justice, behavioral health, and reentry. Comparable to ICJIA in operating at the intersection of state government, criminal justice, and cross-agency program coordination, but with a multi-state rather than Illinois-only scope.

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/icjia

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