Criminal Justice Coordinating Commission
Created
Montgomery County Code Section 2-60 (as amended 2/08)
Purpose
Promotes the orderly coordination and communication of criminal justice policies among the multiple criminal justice and law enforcement agencies. This Commission provides analysis and information to support the activities of these multiple independent agencies, as well as evaluating the adequacy and organization of law enforcement and the administration of justice in Montgomery County.
Membership
32 members total (twenty are ex-officio; see list on the Committee Members tab). The County Executive appoints, subject to Council confirmation, a member of the MC Council selected by the Council President, a member of the County Legislative Delegation selected jointly by the Chairs of the House and Senate Delegations; 7 members of the public, one of whom must be a member of the Maryland bar who practices law in the County; an employee of the Division of Parole and Probation in the State Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, after giving the Director of the Division an opportunity to make a recommendation; an employee of the State Department of Juvenile Justice, after giving the Secretary of the Department an opportunity to make a recommendation; and a member of the Advisory Board on Victims and their Families, after giving the Board an opportunity to make a recommendation.
Financial Disclosure -- Not required.
Terms -- Appointed members serve three year terms.
Chair and VC -- After considering recommendation of the CJCC, if any, the CE must Designate the Chair and Vice Chair who serve one-year terms.
Meetings -- The Commission must meet at least four times per year.
Duties
- Evaluate the organization and adequacy of law enforcement and the administration of justice in the County;
- Review and comment, at the request of the County Executive or County Council, on programs proposed by law enforcement and criminal justice agencies for: long-term impacts on the criminal justice system, feasibility, and implementation issues;
- Respond to requests from the Executive, Council, and the judicial system for any analysis concerning criminal justice programs;
- Educate the community about law enforcement, crime prevention, reentry of individuals to the community, and other criminal justice issues, promote respect for law, and encourage community involvement in law enforcement and other appropriate components of the criminal justice system;
- Facilitate coordination of the programs and activities of County law enforcement and criminal justice agencies;
- Facilitate coordination of County law enforcement and criminal justice agencies with those of the State and neighboring state and local governments;
- Promote efficient processing of criminal cases at every stage from arrest to completion of trial and correctional programs;
- Serve as the Local Advisory Board that reviews and makes recommendations on all County Local Law Enforcement Block Grant (LLEBG) expenditures;
- Advise the County on how to achieve fair and effective law enforcement, crime prevention, and juvenile justice.
- The Commission makes reports and recommendations to the Executive and Council as it finds appropriate.
- The Commission must report to the Council and Executive on request.
Committee Members
Appointed Members |
Ex-Officio Members |
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Wendy Stickle, CJCC Chair
Public
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Angela Talley, CJCC Vice Chair Director - Dept. of Corrections and Rehabilitation |
Marcus Jones, Chief Montgomery County Police Department |
William Sollod
Employee - Dept. of Public Safety and Correctional Services,
MD Division of Parole and Probation
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Hon. James Bonifant, Administrative Judge Circuit Court of Montgomery County |
John Fitzgerald, Chief Chevy Chase Village Police Department |
Frank Duncan
Employee - MD Dept. of Juvenile Services
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Hon. Sherri Koch, Administrative Judge District Court of Montgomery County |
Mark Sroka, Chief City of Gaithersburg Police Department |
Carole Brown Member - Commission on Juvenile Justice |
Karen Bushell, Clerk Circuit Court of Montgomery County |
Victor Brito, Chief City of Rockville Police Department |
Kathryn Pontzer Member - Victim Services Advisory Board |
Hon. John McCarthy, State's Attorney State’s Attorney for Montgomery County |
Antonio DeVaul, Chief City of Takoma Park Police Department |
VACANT Member- County Legislative Delegation |
Michael Beach, Public Defender Public Defender for Montgomery County |
Darryl McSwain, Chief MD National Capital Park Police Department |
Marlene Beckman Public |
Sidney Katz Chair of County Council Public Safety Committee County Council |
Charles Bailey, Assistant Fire Chief Montgomey County Fire and Rescue Services |
Debra Grandy Public |
Richard Madaleno, Chief Administrative Officer Office of the County Executive |
Edward Clark, School Safety and Security Montgomery County Public Schools |
Kurt Van Der Walde Public |
Raymond Crowel, Director Department of Health and Human Services |
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Marielsa Bernard MD Bar Member practicing in Montgomery County Public |
Dira Treadvance, Chief Children, Youth and Family Department of Health and Human Services |
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VACANT Public |
Gail Roper, Chief Information Officer Department of Technology and Enterprise Business Solutions |
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VACANT Public |
Darren Popkin, Sheriff Montgomery County Sheriff's Office |
Meeting Information
Meetings are currently held virtually by video and teleconference the fourth Wednesday of every other Month, from 7:30am-9:00am. When in-person meetings resume in the future, the Board will meet in Rockville.
Note: In recognition of the Thanksgiving holiday, CJCC has decided to reschedule their November 23rd meeting to November 16th from 7:30am-9:00am.
Meeting Agendas
2021
Meeting Minutes
2021