The EBDM Committee began in 2015 through a partnership between the County, the State of Wisconsin and the National Institute of Corrections (NIC).  NIC built a system-wide Framework (arrest through final disposition and discharge) that, when implemented, results in more collaborative, evidence-based decision making and practices in local criminal justice systems. The purpose of this initiative is to equip criminal justice policymakers in local communities with the information, processes, and tools that will result in measurable reductions of pretrial misconduct and post-conviction reoffending. The initiative is grounded in two decades of research on the factors that contribute to criminal reoffending and the methods the justice system can employ to interrupt the cycle of re-offense. A policy team of key justice system decision makers and stakeholder groups oversees EBDM activities as part of local-level EBDM work.

The committee meets quarterly (January, April, July, October) on the second Thursday of the month at Noon.  For information about this committee, please contact Elizabeth Pohlman McQuillen, Justice System Manager, at 608-757-5510 or pohlman@co.rock.wi.us.

On March 13, 2025, the EBDM Committee was officially dissolved.  The work continues under the County's Criminal Justice Coordinating Council.

The presentation to the County Board summarizing the work of the Committee is located at:  EBDM PowerPoint for County Board March 2025.

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