Purpose

The purpose of 501 CMR 18.00 is to establish data collection and reporting standards for Criminal Justice Agencies to enable the submission of data by Criminal Justice Agencies including, but not limited to, the Department of Correction, Houses of Correction, and county jails, to capture and report information on their populations and to report information relative to recidivism rates. 501 CMR 18.00 sets forth standards for the consistent and accurate collection of data from Criminal Justice Agencies by: (a) Defining the data to be collected; and (b) Developing a data warehouse that is accessible to Criminal Justice Agencies and in an anonymized format to the public. To facilitate the implementation of 501 CMR 18.00, the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (EOPSS) shall enter into an appropriate Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Trial Court as specified in 501 CMR 18.08.