REPORTS AND PUBLICATIONS

Read about our latest presentation to the Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim Committee

Our research

Utah Legislative Session Reports

An analysis of bills proposed and passed in each recent Utah Legislative General Session.

Legislative Reports

Legislation Post-JRI

Our research staff examined years of bill data to analyze criminalization trends since the implementation of the Justice Reinvestment Initiative (JRI).

Post-JRI Project

Opinion

Read our executive director’s opinion piece on crime and the “revolving door” of the Utah criminal justice system, published in the Deseret News.

Deseret News Opinion

Crime Trends in Utah

A look at violent and property crime trends in Utah over the last twenty years.

Crime Trends

To read some of our issue-related research, visit our issues page.

Our Issues

Research from other Utah-based organizations.

CCJJ’s 2025 Legislative Summary

Read a summary of the 2025 General Session from the Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice.

CCJJ Legislative Summary

2024 JRI Update

Each year, the Utah Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice reports on the state of the Justice Reinvestment Initiative (JRI) to the Utah Legislature. Read their most recent report here.

JRI Update

Master Offense Table

A list of all state and municipality statutes that can result in a criminal charge, compiled by the courts each year.

Master Offense Table

Collateral Consequences Guide

A look at collateral consequences attached to specific offenses in Utah, from the Utah Sentencing Commission.

Collateral Consequence Guide

Criminal Justice Fact Sheet

A brief overview of the evidence underlying criminal justice reform from the Utah Criminal Justice Center.

Criminal Justice Fact Sheet

Justice Reform & Crime Rates

Analysis of the impacts of justice reform on crime trends in Utah from the Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice.

Reform & Crime Rates