Charleston County Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (CJCC)

What Charleston County Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (CJCC) does

The Charleston County Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (CJCC) is a government coordinating body established in 2015 and operating within Charleston County, South Carolina's Department of Public Safety. It convenes elected and appointed executive-level policymakers from law enforcement, courts, prosecution, public defense, behavioral health, veteran services, and community organizations to address systemic challenges in the local criminal justice system. The Council's core products are its governance structure (Executive Committee plus four workgroups: Divert & Deflect, Most Visible Persons, Pretrial, and Case Processing), a Centralized Criminal Justice Database with a public-facing Pretrial Dashboard, and a standardized Pretrial Risk Assessment instrument that supports Charleston County's Centralized Bond Court. CJCC publishes annual reports, research briefs, and trend analyses covering jail population, pretrial outcomes, case processing, and racial disproportionality, and hosts educational events including the State of South Carolina's Criminal Justice System Conference and community forums.

CJCC is funded entirely through Charleston County government appropriations and does not generate commercial revenue; its services are provided at no charge to member agencies, community representatives, and the general public. Distribution is regional (Charleston County, with growing statewide visibility), and engagement is driven through public meetings, conferences, website publications, email updates, and earned media. The organization has approximately six filled staff positions under Director Ellen S. Steinberg, including a Research Manager, two Pretrial Analysts, and an Administrative Services Coordinator, with one additional position currently vacant. A leadership transition was noted in July 2024, and the Council received national recognition via the International Association of Chiefs of Police's Police Chief Magazine in November 2024.

CJCC's underlying technology stack centers on a centralized local criminal justice database aggregating charges, demographics, and length-of-stay data, supplemented by a Pretrial Dashboard for public-facing visualization and weekly Jail Population Reviews that feed operational decisions across courts, prosecution, defense, and other system actors. No proprietary AI/ML capabilities, APIs, SDKs, or patents are disclosed in the input data; the Pretrial Risk Assessment is described as a standardized instrument rather than a learned model.

Name

Charleston County Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (CJCC)

Legal name

Charleston County Criminal Justice Coordinating Council

Website

https://cjcc.charlestoncounty.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Charleston County Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (CJCC) is a government coordinating body within Charleston County's Department of Public Safety that convenes criminal justice stakeholders, operates a centralized database and pretrial dashboard, and publishes data-driven research to improve local justice system outcomes.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

North Charleston

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, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: CJCC is part of Charleston County's Department of Public Safety, funded through public tax revenue and government appropriations. No commercial revenue generation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Charleston County Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (CJCC) is a government coordinating body that convenes criminal justice stakeholders—law enforcement, courts, prosecution, public defense, and community representatives—to develop data-driven policies and system improvements for Charleston County. It operates pretrial risk assessment tools, a centralized criminal justice database, weekly jail population reviews, four dedicated workgroups (Divert & Deflect, MVP, Pretrial, Case Processing), and publishes research reports and dashboards for transparency.

Product overview

Charleston County CJCC operates as a collaborative governance body with multiple interconnected programs: its core function is coordinating criminal justice stakeholders through four dedicated workgroups (Divert & Deflect, MVP, Pretrial, and Case Processing). The organization supports evidence-based decision-making via a Pretrial Dashboard and centralized criminal justice database. CJCC publishes comprehensive research through annual reports, research briefs, and trend analyses covering jail population, arrests, pretrial outcomes, and case processing. The organization hosts annual conferences and community forums to foster dialogue on criminal justice reform. All programs work together to achieve CJCC's mission of sustainable, data-driven improvements to the criminal justice system.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CJCC Governance Structure A collaborative governance body that brings together criminal justice stakeholders—including law enforcement, courts, prosecution, public defense, and community representatives—to address systemic challenges through data-driven policy development and coordination.
• Pretrial Dashboard A data visualization tool designed to track and monitor jail population metrics, bond decisions, and pretrial outcomes to support evidence-based decision-making in the criminal justice system.
• Workgroups Program Four specialized workgroups (Divert & Deflect, Most Visible Persons (MVP), Pretrial, and Case Processing) that review local data, identify areas for improvement, and develop strategies to strengthen the criminal justice system.
• Research Publications Comprehensive research publications including annual reports, jail population analyses, pretrial trends, case processing studies, and research briefs on topics such as domestic violence, DUI, and gender comparisons.
• Events and Conferences Educational and networking events including the annual State of South Carolina's Criminal Justice System Conference, community forums, and TEDxCharleston presentations focused on criminal justice reform.
• Criminal Justice Database A centralized criminal justice database enabling information sharing across criminal justice stakeholders, tracking jail population data including charges, demographics, and length of stay, and supporting weekly jail population reviews.

Quantifiable outcome

• Creation of centralized local criminal justice database enabling cross-stakeholder information sharing
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Charleston ForumflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCharleston Forum partnered with CJCC to host the 2023 Understanding Our Communities conference and co-chaired the State of South Carolina's Criminal Justice System Conference (October 2023). This strategic partnership brings together criminal justice leadership and community stakeholders for data-driven dialogue.
• Charleston Metro Chamber of CommercecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-hosted the Understanding Our Communities event (April 2023) focused on community issues including education, housing, healthcare, and crime data. Partnership aims to strengthen collaboration and promote data-driven decision making.
• Trident Technical CollegeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVenue partner for the State of South Carolina's Criminal Justice System Conference held October 20, 2023 in North Charleston. Provided conference facilities for criminal justice leaders from across the state.
• The Episcopal Forum of South CarolinacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary host of the 2017 Transforming Our Criminal Justice System conference with support from CJCC and City of Charleston Police Department Illumination Project. Focused on current criminal justice practices and community engagement in promoting improvement.
• City of Charleston Police Department Illumination ProjectcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on the 2017 Transforming Our Criminal Justice System conference focused on community engagement and justice system improvement. Partnership represents law enforcement and community collaboration.
• International Association of Chiefs of Police (Police Chief Magazine)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerFeatured CJCC leadership in November 2024 article 'Finding Success from Within' in Police Chief Magazine, providing national visibility for CJCC initiatives and approach.
• South Carolina Department of Mental HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConference presentation partner discussing SC's Crisis Care Continuum for deflection from the criminal justice system. Represents behavioral health system integration in justice coordination efforts.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Justice Management Institute (JMI): National nonprofit that provides training, technical assistance, and consulting to courts, justice agencies, and coordinating bodies. Comparable as an enabling organization supporting local criminal justice coordination efforts.
• National Association of Counties (NACo): National membership organization representing U.S. county governments. Comparable as a county-level membership convener and policy advocate—the broader ecosystem in which CJCCs operate.

Broad incumbents

• Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA): U.S. Department of Justice agency that funds and supports local criminal justice coordination efforts across the country. Comparable to CJCC as a funder/convener in the criminal justice coordination space, but operating federally and at much larger scale.
• National Center for State Courts (NCSC): National organization providing research, consulting, and education to court systems. Comparable as a coordinating body for justice system improvement using data-driven and stakeholder-engagement approaches.
• Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center: National nonprofit that partners with state and local governments on data-driven criminal justice reform, providing research, technical assistance, and policy guidance. Highly comparable in mission of using data to improve local criminal justice systems.

Emerging players

• Pretrial Justice Institute (PJI): National nonprofit focused on pretrial justice reform, including risk assessment and bond court practices—the same domain as CJCC's Pretrial workgroup and Pretrial Risk Assessment tool.

Direct peers

• National Criminal Justice Association (NCJA): Membership association representing criminal justice planners, agencies, and coordinating councils at state, local, and tribal levels. Directly comparable to CJCC as a membership convener serving criminal justice system stakeholders.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/charleston-county-criminal-justice-coordinating-council-cjcc

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Profiles5 records

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