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MECKLENBURG COUNTY Criminal Justice System

MECKLENBURG COUNTY Criminal Justice System. Homicide Task Force March 24, 2006. Presentation Outline. Overview of criminal justice system System components Staffing Funding Case load Challenges and opportunities for growth. Criminal Justice System Components. Law Enforcement Agencies

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MECKLENBURG COUNTY Criminal Justice System

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  1. MECKLENBURG COUNTY Criminal Justice System Homicide Task Force March 24, 2006

  2. Presentation Outline • Overview of criminal justice system • System components • Staffing • Funding • Case load • Challenges and opportunities for growth

  3. Criminal Justice System Components • Law Enforcement Agencies • Court Agencies • Judges • Clerk’s Office • Public Defender’s Office • District Attorney’s Office • District Court – Misdemeanor / Traffic • Superior Court – Felonies

  4. CMPD 1557 MCSO 325 ABC 12 ALE 15 CMS (School) 16 Cornelius PD 37 DMV (License & Theft) 20 Davidson PD 18 Huntersville PD 60 Johnson C. Smith 6 Matthews PD 55 Metro Special Police 5 Mint Hill PD 25 Pineville PD 37 SBI 25 SHP 33 UNCC 31 Total Sworn Law Enforcement: 2277 Sworn Law Enforcement in Mecklenburg County

  5. FY06 Funding Char-Meck Police Department: $155.7 Million Meck. County Sheriff’s Office: $84.6 Million

  6. Offenses Reported to CMPD 2005 • Total Offenses Reported 54,844 • Homicide 85 • Robbery 3,649 • Burglary 12,783 • Vehicle Theft 7,098 • Total Arrests by CMPD 26,741

  7. Caseload and Staffing • Misdemeanor / Traffic Filings – Approx. 190,000 • Felony Filings – Approx. 8,000 • Clerk’s Office – Criminal Division • Magistrates – Criminal • District Court Judges • Superior Court Judges • Public Defender • District Attorney 36 (Permanent State Funded) +16 (County Funded , Other) 52

  8. District Attorney Liaison Unit 1 Sergeant and 6 Detectives • Manage 800+ cases per month • Serve 1600+ subpoenas per month • Locate victims/witnesses in and out of state • Assist ADA’s with trial exhibits/presentations • Investigate criminal cases - perjury, “warrant no issue” • Handle Interstate Compacts • Oversee about 250 Grand Jury cases weekly • Oversee Citizen’s Parole Accountability Committee

  9. State Overview

  10. State Overview National Rankings North Carolina ranks TOP in the following categories: • 1st in the number of criminal filings per 100,000 population • 2ndin the gross number of criminal filings • 6th in number of felony filings • 10th in overall number of court system filings

  11. State Overview • Judicial Branch received $342,924,393 or 1.90% of the General Fund in FY 06

  12. Mecklenburg County Overview

  13. County Overview • Mecklenburg has 9% of the NC population and processes 9% of all court cases • Mecklenburg logs 20% of Violent Index Crime and 15% of Property Index Crime • At the same time, Mecklenburg receives 6.7% of the Judicial Branch budget

  14. County Overview • The County spends more than twice as much to house pretrial prisoners as the State does to support the criminal courts in Mecklenburg County

  15. Criminal Justice System Challenges

  16. District Courts – 6 Administrative 2 Trial 4 Total Trial Days– 936 Superior Courts – 4 1 Probation Hearings/Misdemeanor Appeals 1 Administrative 2 Felony Trials Total – 912 Superior Court Days County Challenges Criminal Courts

  17. Mecklenburg County Impact - Technology • Judges do not have access to critical information to make informed decisions • Lack access to information on continuances, failures to appear, subpoenas, and payments • Court Administrators do not have access to critical information to manage effectively • Lack information to organize dockets and measure performance • Duplication of effort is common place • Paper process leads to delay, errors and lost information

  18. Mecklenburg County Impact • Staff Turnover resulting from non-competitive salaries: • In 2005, the staff turnover percentage for Superior Court, District Court and Clerk’s Office was at least double the State average • 56% of Clerk of the Superior Court employees resign within 5 years • In FY05, the Clerk’s Office had a 16% turnover rate

  19. Funding Comparison

  20. DA Staffing Comparison Charlotte, NCPortland, Or Pop. 668,003 545,271 ADA’s 52 86* Sup. Staff 38 132 Judges 26 38 Judge asst. 4 38 PD’s 40 50 Felony cases Disposed 8,802 6,287 * Felony only

  21. Mecklenburg County Impact • In 2005, DA staff turnover was 8% higher than the state average • The DA’s office has lost 53 Assistant District Attorneys in the last 5 years

  22. A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words

  23. Challenges to the Criminal Justice System • Inadequate Staffing Levels • Staff Turnover • Inadequate Court Information System • Out-Dated PCs • Paperbound System • Overloaded Telephone System • Limited Case Preparation Time • Limited Court Time

  24. Funding Sources State Legislature County Commission City Council

  25. MECKLENBURG COUNTY Criminal Justice System Questions

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