Crime Prevention & Control Commission

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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

Meeting Information

The CPCC Meeting occurs the 3^rd Wednesday of each month:

DPD Crime Lab event center
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.)
Meetings held from 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm

Meeting Agendas

January 16, 2019 (PDF)
February 20, 2019 (PDF)
March 20, 2019 (PDF)
April 17, 2019 (PDF)
May 15, 2019 (PDF)
June 19, 2019 (PDF)
July 17, 2019 (PDF)
August 21, 2019 (PDF)
September 18, 2019 (PDF)
October 16, 2019 (PDF) - Meeting Canceled
November 20, 2019 (PDF)
December 18, 2019 (PDF)

Meeting Minutes

Commission Members

Member	Delegate (if applicable)	Agency	CPCC Appointment	Term Start Date	Term End Date
Alirez, Leo		Life-Line	Victim Advocate	4/16/18	9/1/20
Armstrong-Romero, Kyla		Division of Youth Services	Youth Services	3/12/18	9/1/20
Bremer, Rob		Colo Access	Victim Advocate	9/29/14	9/1/20
Bronson, Kristin	Bordovsky, Marley	City Attorney PACE	City Attorney	Seat established by ordinance, no term
CdeBaca, Candi		City Council	City Council
Cohn, Shawn		Probation	Juvenile Justice	9/30/08	9/1/19
Gafford, Jennifer		University of Denver	Mental Health	3/12/18	9/1/20
Gomez, Fran (as of 10/15/19)	Diggins, Elias	Denver Sheriff Department	Sheriff	Seat established by ordinance, no term
Grimm, Jay		Denver Public Schools	Academic	3/12/18	9/1/20
Hancock, Michael	Carpenter, Lisa	Mayor's Office	Mayor	Seat established by ordinance, no term
Heck, Cary		District Court	Chief Probation	Seat established by ordinance, no term
Herod, Leslie		State Representative	Legislative Rep	3/12/18	9/1/20
Kashmann, Paul		City Council	City Council	1/1/19
Maes, Deanna		County Court	Probation	Seat established by ordinance, no term
Mares, Don	Stremming, Erin	DHS	Human Services	Seat established by ordinance, no term
Mauro, Greg		Dept of Safety	Community Corrections	Seat established by ordinance, no term
McCann, Beth	Morgan, Helen	District Attorney CPCC Co-chair	District Attorney	Seat established by ordinance, no term
McDermott, Sean		Colo Criminal Defense Bar	Criminal Defense	9/30/12	9/1/21
McDonald, Bob	Holliday, Jeff	DDPHE	DDPHE	Seat established by ordinance, no term
Norman, Alice		Public Defenders	Chief municipal public defender	Seat established by ordinance, no term
Ortega, Deborah		City Council	Council	1/1/19
Pazen, Paul	Saunier, Ron	Denver Police Department	Chief of Police	Seat established by ordinance, no term
Peeples, Carol		Remerg	Offender Services	3/11/19	9/1/21
Riggs, Troy	Wachter, Laura A.	Dept of Safety	Dept of Safety	Seat established by ordinance, no term
Salazar, Heather		Dept of Corrections	Dept of Corrections	Seat established by ordinance, no term
Sandoval, Gabriela		Private attorney and realtor	At-Large	4/16/18	9/1/20
Spahn, Theresa		Denver Courts	Presiding Judge	Seat established by ordinance, no term
Thompson, Lisa		Colo Coalition for the Homeless	Homeless	3/12/18	9/1/20
Trujillo, Demetria (Deme)		Colo Public Defenders	Public Defender	Seat established by ordinance, no term
Vacant			Victim Advocate
Vacant			Academic
Vacant			At-Large
Vacant			At-Large

Contact the Community & Behavioral Health Division

For more information or inquiries, please contact us at CommunityHealth@denvergov.org.

Management Team

Lisa Straight, Division Director
Candy Romero, Executive Assistant
Robert George, Manager, Office of HIV resources
Jeff Holliday, Manager, Office of Behavioral Health Strategies
Tristan Sanders, Manager, Health Promotion

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