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Crime Prevention and Control Commission

The Crime Prevention and Control Commission (CPCC) was formed by ordinance (PDF) in 2005 in partial response to the overcrowded and unsafe conditions at the jails at the time. Said then-Mayor Hickenlooper, “This Commission represents the City’s commitment to strategically pursue evidence-based diversionary alternatives to sentencing programs that not only reduce recidivism but also increase public safety.” (Press Release 09/27/05)

The commission has, for nearly 14 years, worked to that end – developing and implementing a variety of programs to decrease the use of the jail and reduce recidivism. In 2018, City Council expanded the role of the Commission to include a behavioral health element – specifically identifying the “extent to which addressing behavioral health needs may affect those who become involved in the justice system before, during and after systems’ involvement” (§ 2-255.54 (c)). Additionally, the Commission is charged with fostering “innovation and alternatives in the criminal justice system and to provide initial funding opportunities for projects that advance these ideals” (§ 2-255.54 (l)).

According to the ordinance, “the legislative intent of this division is to implement an evidence-based, accountable, and efficient public safety strategy to reduce crime, including juvenile delinquency, and to increase neighborhood safety. To that end, the council establishes a crime prevention and control commission which shall have the following purposes:

To reduce crime, partly by reducing criminal recidivism;
To facilitate coordination among justice system agencies;
To support the development of a data-driven criminal justice system that offers a range of evidence-based sanctions and programs;
To facilitate the development of information technology and data necessary for effective criminal justice policy development, jail population management, and evaluation of sanctions and programs to hold offenders accountable;
To facilitate efficient use of jail space by encouraging alternatives, where appropriate; and

To recommend expenditures from the crime prevention and control fund” (§ 2-255.48).

Commission Details

Commission Members

Member	Delegate (if applicable)	CPCC Appointment	Agency
Ashaheedt, Taj		Justice-involved	Second Chance Center
Bronson, Kristin	Bordovsky, Marley	City Attorney	City Attorney PACE
CdeBaca, Candi		Council	City Council
Diggins, Elias	Line, Vincent	Sheriff	Denver Sheriff Department
Gafford, Jennifer		Mental Health	University of Denver
Hancock, Michael	Dreyer, Evan (pending delegate)	Mayor	Mayor's Office
Heck, Cary		Chief Probation	District Court
Kashmann, Paul		Council	City Council
Maes, DeAnna	Unger, Lynn	Probation	County Court
Mauro, Greg		Community Corrections	Department of Safety
McCann, Beth	Bell, Thain	District Attorney	District Attorney
McDermott, Sean		Criminal Defense	Colorado Criminal Defense Bar
McDonald, Bob		Denver Department of Public Health & Environment	Denver Department of Public Health & Environment
McGrath, Meredith (Membership pending)		Department of Corrections	Department of Corrections
McMillan, Jonathan		Juvenile Justice	Be Better Than Average, LLC.
Morein, Jay	Beery, Amy	Human Services	Denver Human Services
Norman, Alice		Chief municipal public defender	Public Defenders
Ojeda, Liz		At-Large	Department of Economic Development and Opportunity (DEDO)
Ortega, Deborah		Council	City Council
Pazen, Paul	Glenn West	Chief of Police	Denver Police Department
Peeples, Carol		Offender Services	Remerg
Rodarte, Nicole (Membership pending)		Presiding Judge	Denver Courte
Rovner, Laura		Academic	University of Denver
Salazar, Orlando		At-Large	Tha Moovement
Saldate, Armando	Wachter, Laura	Department of Safety	Department of Safety
Thompson, Lisa		Homeless	Colorado Coalition for the Homeless
Trujillo, Deme		Public Defender	Colorado Public Defenders
Vacant		Academic	Denver Public Schools
Vacant		At-Large
Vacant		Juvenile Justice	Probate
Vacant		Legislative
Vacant		Victim Advocate
Vacant		Victim Advocate
Vacant		Victim Advocate

Meeting Information

The CPCC Meeting occurs the 3rd Wednesday of each month from 3:00pm - 5:00pm. Meetings are currently held in a Teams meeting format.

When allowed, they will resume in person at the DPD Crime Lab Event Center located at 1371 Cherokee Street (located directly across the courtyard from the Police Administration Building. If you do not have access to the building, please push the button on the wall to the right of the entrance and security will let you in.)

Meeting Agendas

CPCC Agenda 7-20-2022(PDF, 97KB)
CPCC Agenda 6-15-2022(PDF, 54KB)
CPCC Agenda 5-18-2022(PDF, 131KB)
CPCC Agenda 4-20-2022(PDF, 58KB)
CPCC Agenda 3-16-2022(PDF, 70KB)
(PDF, 70KB)CPCC Agenda 2-16-2022(PDF, 70KB)
(PDF, 70KB)CPCC Agenda 1-19-2022(PDF, 63KB)
(PDF, 63KB)CPCC Agenda 12-15-2021(PDF, 56KB)
(PDF, 56KB)CPCC Agenda 11-17-2021(PDF, 164KB)
(PDF, 164KB)CPCC Agenda 10-20-2021(PDF, 77KB)
(PDF, 77KB)CPCC Agenda 9-15-2021(PDF, 76KB)
(PDF, 76KB)CPCC Agenda 8-18-2021(PDF, 89KB)