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JFR 2016
(Revised 2/1/16)
Each JFR submission must include a completed PDF version of this PPT file template.
Responses to Sustainable Strategies are required to obtain all award levels.
Each entrant is to download this .ppt template from the online submission form.
The required sustainable strategies criteria are outlined in this template file.
Sustainable Justice Principles: utilize the gray formatted text boxes for your narrative; do not reformat or create new text boxes
(use black font, minimum 12-point font size; bold and italics font styles may be used).
6. Do not include extraneous decorations, graphics or logos.
7. Firm names, logos or other identifiers must not be included on any part of the submission. If this is found the submittal will be
disqualified.
8. Upon completion of the sustainable strategies presentation, “Save As” a PDF file using the file naming convention:
“2016JFRSustainableStrategies_SubmissionNumber.pdf”.
9. Final PDF should include first two (2) slides and instructions; no more than two (2) slides for the Sustainability Concept
Statement; and no more than six (6) slides for the Sustainable Justice Principles presentation (a max. total of 10 slides). Limit
PDF file size to 10MB.
10. Upload the completed PDF into the JFR online submission form as directed.
Nonconforming entries will not be reviewed.
Sustainability Concept Statement
Using the following template slide (slide #3) create one or two slides that present the
project’s Sustainability Concept.
In 200 or fewer words provide a narrative that describes the project’s sustainability features
(contributions to environmental balance, energy efficiency, appropriate land use, minimal
ecological impact, reuse of existing buildings, use of nonrenewable resources), particularly
addressing one or more of the following categories:
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Innovation and Efficiency
Transferability of concepts
Integration of project elements
Architectural/engineering design elements
Response to local ecology
Choose a legible 12-point font size in black (bold and italics font styles may also be used).
Include imagery (photos, diagrams and other graphics)—composition is at your discretion.
Note: LEED analysis results and AIA 2030 Commitment Design Data Exchange (DDx) reports are encouraged as submittal content.
Sustainable Justice Principles
CHOOSE TWO (2) PRINCIPLES FROM THREE (3) OF THE SUSTAINABLE JUSTICE GUIDELINES
SCALES: COMMUNITY, FACILITY AND HUMAN SCALES
SJ Guidelines Scales
EXAMPLE
1. Summary tables for each Principles are included in slides #5-13 of this template:
Community scale Principles are GREEN.
Facility scale Principles are YELLOW.
Human scale Principles are PINK.
Societal scale Principles are BLUE.*
2. Following the example of this slide, copy and paste the Principle’s gray text box into the
template slide (slide #3) for your Principle presentation slide.
3. The Principle’s gray text box also outlines the intended Goal, Metrics of measurement in achieving
that goal, Targets to achieve, project Examples or reference standards; in the blank cell, provide a
100-word max. narrative description for how the Principle was implemented in the project (do
not modify any other cell of the text box).
4. Create a separate slide for all six (6) Principles.
5. Multiple images/diagrams/photos can be used—composition is at your discretion.
6. Create one .pdf (max. file size of 10MB) with your six (6) Principles presentation slides that also
includes slides #1-2 of this template; delete all remaining template slides from your completed
submission file.
7. Upload your completed sustainable presentation .pdf to the submittal form as instructed.
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PRINCIPLE
GOAL
METRIC
TARGET
RESOURCES / EXAMPLES / LINKS
SOCIETAL
Note: *Masterplan projects can choose to include two (2) Principles from the Societal Scale in
lieu of one of the other three scales for a total of six (6) principles from three (3) scales.
Safety proactive
Prevent violence so
that people can enjoy
security at home and in
public
Violent crime rate
based on Uniform
Crime Report
definitions
Decrease of three-year
moving average
National Institute of Justice,
CrimeSolutions.Gov includes 23
violence prevention and suppression
programs that have proven effective
and 63 violence prevention and
suppression programs that are
promising
NARRATIVE (In 100 or fewer words, described how the Principle was implemented)
At the facility scale sustainability requires a focused planning of the facility's
aesthetic and functions as a responsible neighbor, employer, housing and care
provider (toward those detained in the system), which is purposeful to the
facility's role in the larger justice system. The planning and design of facilities has a
lasting effect on the communities where they reside; the facility is the tangible link
or interface where the public meet those within the system. The facility is also a
supportive vessel of a restorative justice systems approach, which informs
operations that drive desired interaction.
Sustainable Justice Guidelines
Courts
Community Scale
COMMUNITY
PRINCIPLE
Planning
Process
COMMUNITY
PRINCIPLE
Facility Siting
COMMUNITY
PRINCIPLE
Transportation
Access
COMMUNITY
PRINCIPLE
Co-location
GOAL
Broad and inclusive
stakeholder and
community involvement
in a comprehensive
planning process for
justice system needs
GOAL
Locate in a dense,
walkable area of central
importance
GOAL
Facilitate use of mass
transit for public and
staff accessibility
GOAL
Co-locate with/near: jail,
DA, public defender,
victim services,
probation, parole, public
health, mental health,
food service/restaurants,
convenience shopping
METRIC
Series of community
meetings/interaction;
Stakeholders include all
relevant justice system
components and
community groups
METRIC
LEED credit SSc2:
Development Density
and Community
Connectivity
METRIC
TARGET
RESOURCES / EXAMPLES / LINKS
SEED Evaluator: an on-line communication
Community meetings are
platform that can include multiple
held to solicit input and stakeholders and diverse community
members in the planning process
changes are made based
on feedback received;
participation from
courts, sheriff,
US GSA Urban Development / Good
detention/ corrections, Neighbor Program: see "Resources" for
parole/ probation, legal
policy and "eNews" for case studies
advocates, public health,
social services, elected
officials, community
groups
TARGET
Density of surrounding
area is over 60,000
sf/acre or site is within
1/2 mile of 10 basic
services, etc.
TARGET
LEED credit Sustainable Site is within 1/2 mile of
Sites 4.1: Alternative
rail transit station or 1/4
Transportation - Public
mile of at least 2 bus
Transportation Access stops (from different bus
lines)
METRIC
% of listed services
within walking distance
NARRATIVE (In 100 or fewer words, described how the Principle was implemented)
TARGET
100%
RESOURCES / EXAMPLES / LINKS
NARRATIVE (In 100 or fewer words, described how the Principle was implemented)
Satellite courthouses that serve
rural communities may not be
located in traditional "downtown"
neighborhoods
RESOURCES / EXAMPLES / LINKS
The Durham County Courthouse in
Durham, NC, is located within 2 blocks of 2
bus lines [JFR 2014]
NARRATIVE (In 100 or fewer words, described how the Principle was implemented)
RESOURCES / EXAMPLES / LINKS
Denver Justice Center - Lindsey-Flanigan
Courthouse [AIA Denver & AIA Colorado
award 2010]
NARRATIVE (In 100 or fewer words, described how the Principle was implemented)
Van Cise-Simonet Detention Center [JFR
2012]
Sustainable Justice Guidelines
Courts
Community Scale
COMMUNITY
PRINCIPLE
Rightsizing
COMMUNITY
PRINCIPLE
Shared Spaces
COMMUNITY
PRINCIPLE
Technology Access to
Records
COMMUNITY
PRINCIPLE
Technology Video
Appearance
GOAL
METRIC
TARGET
RESOURCES / EXAMPLES / LINKS
NARRATIVE (In 100 or fewer words, described how the Principle was implemented)
Project is based on a
needs assessment done
with significant
community input
Needs assessment
includes alternative
court hearing processes
such as drug court or
other collaborative
courts.
Alternatives to court
hearings reduce initial
need projections by at
least 20% of building
area
California Administrative Office of
the Courts planning process
GOAL
METRIC
TARGET
NARRATIVE (In 100 or fewer words, described how the Principle was implemented)
Provide meeting rooms,
fitness center, or other
functions available for
general public use
% of building area
available for public uses
2% of building area
RESOURCES / EXAMPLES / LINKS
The Kane County, IL, Branch Court is colocated with a conference center and the
courtroom can be used for public
meetings. [AIA Northeast IL award winner]
GOAL
METRIC
TARGET
NARRATIVE (In 100 or fewer words, described how the Principle was implemented)
Maximize online access
to case files and online
juror processing
% of records accessed
online, waiting time for
potential jurors
RESOURCES / EXAMPLES / LINKS
Legal Services Corporation, "Principles and
Best Practices for Access-Friendly Court
Electronic Filing"
GOAL
METRIC
RESOURCES / EXAMPLES / LINKS
AAJ-Infocomm AV/IT Guidelines for Courts
NARRATIVE (In 100 or fewer words, described how the Principle was implemented)
95% of records, jurors
average not more than 4
hours waiting in building,
Jacobs, James and Tamara Crepet, "The
lighting and audio
specialists consulted in Expanding Scope, Use, and Availability of
Criminal Records." New York University
video arraignment setup Journal of Legislation & Public Policy (2007)
TARGET
Video appearance
Interior design and
Interior design enhances
should match the quality remote locations provide
"threshold" between
University of Western Sydney, "Gateways
and access of in-person
for comfortable,
remote locations;
to Justice: design and operational
guidelines
for remote participation in court
appearance
dignified settings
operational measures
proceedings"
provide orientation and
access to all participants
Sustainable Justice Guidelines
Courts
Facility Scale
FACILITY
PRINCIPLE
Secure Yet
Welcoming
Exterior
FACILITY
PRINCIPLE
Secure yet
Welcoming
Interior
FACILITY
PRINCIPLE
Crime
Prevention
Through
Environmental
Design (CPTED)
GOAL
METRIC
TARGET
RESOURCES / EXAMPLES / LINKS
NARRATIVE (In 100 or fewer words, described how the Principle was implemented)
Bakersfield, CA U.S. Courthouse;
Welcoming site and
a. Height of blast/impact a. Blast/impact barriers are no taller U.S. Courthouse, San Diego, CA;
building features;
barriers
than 48" above sidewalk level and Durham County, NC Courthouse;
Superior Court of California, San
blast/impact and site
b. Size & quality of area
are designed as aesthetic site
Benito County; Renfrew County,
security barriers ere
in front of public entry
features
Ontario Courthouse ; Wake County,
effective but not
doors
b. Area in front of main entry doors NC Justice Center [all JFR 2014]
imposing; building entry
c. Wayfinding and
is clear and usable for public
Hanford Courthouse (Kings County,
CA), has outdoor access to records
areas are open and
visibility to public areas
gathering; at least 25’ deep,
counters [JFR 2013]
accessible; wayfinding to d. Visibility to interior
preferably 50’ deep
the building entries is
public spaces
c. 100% of interior public gathering
clear with welcoming
areas (lobby, jury assembly,
Maass et al, "Intimidating Buildings:
cues; public can view
cafeteria, records reception, etc.) Can Courthouse Architecture Affect
into building entry and
are clearly visible from the entry Perceived Likelihood of Conviction,"
AAJ summary
public areas
point
GOAL
Security screening is
appropriately planned
but does not define the
entry experience;
members of the public
are protected from
intimidation by others
GOAL
Landscape design,
access, and building
features provide for
Crime Prevention
Through Environment
Design
METRIC
TARGET
Amount of space given
Cueing and screening take up no
to cueing and screening; more than 50% of the entry lobby; at
mumber of spaces for
least 4 separate gathering spaces in
multiple groups (e.g.
lobby
disputing parties and
families) to gather
separately
METRIC
Listed recommendations
for each of the 3 CPTED
design principles of
Natural surveillance,
Natural access control,
and Natural territorial
reinforcement
TARGET
Incorporate 75% of each principle's
listed recommendations
RESOURCES / EXAMPLES / LINKS
NARRATIVE (In 100 or fewer words, described how the Principle was implemented)
Waterloo Region Courthouse,
Ontario [JFR 2013]
Lindsey Flanigan Courthouse,
Denver, CO [AIA Denver & AIA
Colorado award 2010]
RESOURCES / EXAMPLES / LINKS
Crime Prevention Through
Environmental Design
NARRATIVE (In 100 or fewer words, described how the Principle was implemented)
Sustainable Justice Guidelines
Courts
Facility Scale
FACILITY
PRINCIPLE
Family Friendly
FACILITY
PRINCIPLE
Healthy staff
FACILITY
PRINCIPLE
METRIC
Operational
Purchasing &
Waste
Management
TARGET
RESOURCES / EXAMPLES /
LINKS
NARRATIVE (In 100 or fewer words, described how the Principle was implemented)
Building includes
a. Exterior covered areas a. Outdoor cover for 100% of typical San Benito Courthouse,
Hollister, CA [JFR 2014]
comfort facilities for the
b. % of indoor public
daily waiting line or at least 6
public, e.g. bathrooms, areas that have access to
families
John M. Roll U.S.
water, outdoor covered bathrooms and drinking b. 100% of indoor public spaces have Courthouse, Yuma, AZ [JFR
2013]
areas
fountains
bathrooms and drinking water
GOAL
Provide space for
employee health and
wellness
GOAL
METRIC
TARGET
RESOURCES / EXAMPLES /
LINKS
NARRATIVE (In 100 or fewer words, described how the Principle was implemented)
Urban Land Institute,
Space program includes Fitness room has 10 sf/person, break
staff wellness support
area 5 sf/person, one break room "Building for Wellness: the
Business Case"
and programs, fitness
per 35 people; facility
and locker/shower
accommodates dining for half the
areas; break rooms have staff at any given time unless food
refrigerators and food
services are co-located
warming stations
METRIC
Green Building Improve efficiency while
LEED-NC (New
Certification
minimizing use of natural Construction and Major
resources, enhance
Renovation) Certification
human health and
natural habitats
PRINCIPLE
FACILITY
GOAL
GOAL
METRIC
Prepare for operational
waste minimization,
recycling/ composting/
diversion, green
purchasing and green
janitorial services
LEED EBO&M
(Operations &
Maintenance) - have
policies per the
prerequisites for green
purchasing, waste
management and
cleaning
TARGET
LEED Silver or better
TARGET
RESOURCES / EXAMPLES /
LINKS
NARRATIVE (In 100 or fewer words, described how the Principle was implemented)
Wayne N. Aspinall Federal
Building and U.S.
Courthouse, Grand
Junction, CO historic
renovation - LEED
Platinum, Net Zero [AIA
COTE Top Ten 2014, AIA
Colorado & AIA Denver
Award Winner]
RESOURCES / EXAMPLES /
LINKS
LEED credit library online,
Written policies exist that meet
EBO&M page
requirements of LEED EBO&M
MRp1: Sustainable Purchasing Policy,
MRp2: Sustainable Waste
Management Policy, and EQp3:
Green Cleaning Policy
NARRATIVE (In 100 or fewer words, described how the Principle was implemented)
Sustainable Justice Guidelines
Courts
Human Scale
HUMAN
PRINCIPLE
Acoustical
Comfort
HUMAN
PRINCIPLE
Thermal
comfort
HUMAN
PRINCIPLE
Visual comfort
HUMAN
PRINCIPLE
Sense of Safety
GOAL
Sound levels do not
create additional stress
or obstruct
communications
GOAL
METRIC
a. Acoustics expertise on a. An acoustics specialist
project team
is included on the
b. GSA Facilities
project team
Standards (P100) for
b. Meet GSA P100
Public Buildings Service
standards for noise,
absorption, and isolation
in table 3.6.3.4 (p. 96)
METRIC
Temperature and
a. ASHRAE Standard 55,
humidity are conducive Thermal Environmental
to comfort and
Comfort in Buildings
occupants have control
b. LEED credit Indoor
over comfort conditions Environmental Quality 6,
Controllability of
Systems - Thermal
Comfort
GOAL
Lighting is conducive to
efficient working
environments,
particularly over the
bench and jury box
within the courtroom
GOAL
All occupants'
psychological, cultural,
and accessibility needs
are addressed. Special
attention paid to design
of spaces where public,
jurors, judges, and
detainees interface
TARGET
METRIC
a. GSA 2003 Facilities
Standards (P100) for
Public Buildings Service
b. LEED credit Indoor
Environmental Quality 6,
Controllability of
Systems - Lighting
METRIC
See 9 Design Criteria in
"A Holistic Analysis of
Safety within the Court
Facility" report, e.g.
minimize interaction
between accused and
victim, reduce visually
hidden areas, etc.
TARGET
a. Indoor temperature
and humidity will be
within ASHRAE comfort
zone for 98% design
conditions
b. at least 50% of
occupants and 100% of
shared spaces have
comfort controls
TARGET
a. Meet GSA P100
standards for interior
lighting quality and
quantity in Table 6.1
b. at least 90% of
occupants and 100% of
shared spaces have
lighting controls
TARGET
Incorporate as many
criteria as applicable to
building design
RESOURCES / EXAMPLES / LINKS
National Institute of Building Sciences,
Whole Building Design Guide: "Acoustic
Comfort"
NARRATIVE (In 100 or fewer words, described how the Principle was implemented)
RESOURCES / EXAMPLES / LINKS
National Institute of Building Sciences,
Whole Building Design Guide: "Provide
Comfortable Environments"
NARRATIVE (In 100 or fewer words, described how the Principle was implemented)
RESOURCES / EXAMPLES / LINKS
National Institute of Building Sciences,
Whole Building Design Guide: "Provide
Comfortable Environments"
NARRATIVE (In 100 or fewer words, described how the Principle was implemented)
RESOURCES / EXAMPLES / LINKS
Wallace et al, "A Holistic Analysis of Safety
within the Court Facility," AAJ summary
NARRATIVE (In 100 or fewer words, described how the Principle was implemented)
U.S. Courthouse Bakersfield, CA; U.S.
Courthouse San Diego, CA [both JFR 2014]
Sustainable Justice Guidelines
Courts
Human Scale
HUMAN
PRINCIPLE
Stress
Reduction
HUMAN
PRINCIPLE
Suicide
Prevention
GOAL
Sunlight, daylight &
views that cue time of
day, weather conditions,
and psychological
connection to nature are
provided for informal
waiting/ meeting areas,
family law spaces, staff
work areas, public
waiting and circulation
areas
GOAL
METRIC
LEED credit Indoor
Environmental Quality
IEQc8.2: Daylight and
Views - Views
TARGET
Per LEED, a view is
available for 90% of all
regularly occupied areas
RESOURCES / EXAMPLES / LINKS
National Institute of Building Sciences
Whole Building Design Guide: "Promote
Health and Well-Being”
NARRATIVE (In 100 or fewer words, described how the Principle was implemented)
Denver Justice Center - Lindsey-Flanigan
Courthouse [AIA Denver & AIA Colorado
award 2010]
METRIC
TARGET
Prisoner holding areas
NCCHC Guide to
per NCCHC: "All cells
are an effective part of a Developing and Revising
designated to house
comprehensive suicide
Suicide Prevention
suicidal inmates should
prevention program
Protocols Within Jails
be as suicide-resistant as
and Prisons
is reasonably possible,
free of all obvious
protrusions, and provide
full visibility
RESOURCES / EXAMPLES / LINKS
NCCHC, "Guide to Developing and Revising
Suicide Prevention Protocols Within Jails
and Prisons"
NARRATIVE (In 100 or fewer words, described how the Principle was implemented)
Sustainable Justice Guidelines
Courts
Societal Scale
SOCIETAL
PRINCIPLE
Safety proactive
SOCIETAL
PRINCIPLE
Safety reactive
SOCIETAL
PRINCIPLE
Proportionality
SOCIETAL
PRINCIPLE
Equality
SOCIETAL
PRINCIPLE
GOAL
Prevent violence so that
people can enjoy
security at home and in
public
GOAL
Address offenders to
prevent future criminal
behavior
GOAL
Punishment fits the
crime
GOAL
Treat all minority
populations with equal
dignity and respect as
majority population
GOAL
Responsiveness Address broader impact
to victims
of crime on victims and
society, either through
criminal justice system
or public health or social
services
METRIC
Violent crime rate based
on Uniform Crime
Report definitions
METRIC
Recidivism rate (using
best available records
from jurisdiction)
METRIC
Incarceration rate (2)
METRIC
TARGET
Decrease of three-year
moving average
TARGET
Decrease of three-year
moving average
TARGET
Decrease of three-year
moving average
TARGET
Proportion of minority
Any group should
populations incarcerated
reasonably match its
vs. percent in jurisdiction proportion of population
(2)
METRIC
Percentage of victims
served by programs
TARGET
All victims have access to
legal proceedings and
restorative programs
RESOURCES / EXAMPLES / LINKS
National Institute of Justice,
CrimeSolutions.Gov includes 23 violence
prevention and suppression programs that
have proven effective and 63 violence
prevention and suppression programs that
are promising
NARRATIVE (In 100 or fewer words, described how the Principle was implemented)
RESOURCES / EXAMPLES / LINKS
For guidance on recidivism rates, see
Urban Institute, "Improving Recidivism as a
Performance Measure." For evidencebased programs to reduce recidivism, see
CrimeSolutions.Gov
NARRATIVE (In 100 or fewer words, described how the Principle was implemented)
RESOURCES / EXAMPLES / LINKS
Proposals for sentencing reform are laid
out in National Research Council's "The
Growth of Incarceration in the United
States: Exploring the Causes and
Consequences"
NARRATIVE (In 100 or fewer words, described how the Principle was implemented)
RESOURCES / EXAMPLES / LINKS
Regular review of racial profiling statistics
and of racial disparities in sentencing
outcomes for similar crimes, sensitivity
training for law enforcement, sentencing
reform (e.g. crack v. powder cocaine)
NARRATIVE (In 100 or fewer words, described how the Principle was implemented)
RESOURCES / EXAMPLES / LINKS
NARRATIVE (In 100 or fewer words, described how the Principle was implemented)
Victim assistance programs, victimoffender dialogue, community dialogue
programs, alternative sentencing or
restitution options
Sustainable Justice Guidelines
Courts
Societal Scale
SOCIETAL
PRINCIPLE
Coordination
SOCIETAL
PRINCIPLE
Information
Sharing
SOCIETAL
PRINCIPLE
Efficiency
SOCIETAL
PRINCIPLE
Accountability
GOAL
Prevent violence so that
people can enjoy
security at home and in
public
GOAL
Address offenders to
prevent future criminal
behavior
GOAL
Punishment fits the
crime
GOAL
Treat all minority
populations with equal
dignity and respect as
majority population
METRIC
Violent crime rate based
on Uniform Crime
Report definitions
METRIC
Recidivism rate (using
best available records
from jurisdiction)
METRIC
Incarceration rate (2)
METRIC
TARGET
Decrease of three-year
moving average
TARGET
Decrease of three-year
moving average
TARGET
Decrease of three-year
moving average
TARGET
Proportion of minority
Any group should
populations incarcerated
reasonably match its
vs. percent in jurisdiction proportion of population
(2)
RESOURCES / EXAMPLES / LINKS
National Institute of Corrections,
Guidelines for Developing a Criminal
Justice Coordinating Committee
NARRATIVE (In 100 or fewer words, described how the Principle was implemented)
RESOURCES / EXAMPLES / LINKS
BJA Global Justice Information Sharing
Initiative "standards-based electronic
information exchange to provide the
justice community with timely, accurate,
complete, and accessible information in a
secure and trusted environment"
NARRATIVE (In 100 or fewer words, described how the Principle was implemented)
RESOURCES / EXAMPLES / LINKS
Pretrial Justice Institute recommendations
and resource library for improving bail
policies and practices
NARRATIVE (In 100 or fewer words, described how the Principle was implemented)
RESOURCES / EXAMPLES / LINKS
National Center for State Courts
"CourTools"
NARRATIVE (In 100 or fewer words, described how the Principle was implemented)
Sustainable Justice Guidelines
Law Enforcement
Community Scale
COMMUNITY
PRINCIPLE
Planning
Process
COMMUNITY
PRINCIPLE
Facility Siting
COMMUNITY
METRIC
TARGET
RESOURCES / EXAMPLES / LINKS
NARRATIVE (In 100 or fewer words, described how the Principle was implemented)
Broad and inclusive
Series of community
Community meetings are SEED Evaluator: an on-line communication
platform that can include multiple
stakeholder and
meetings/interaction;
held to solicit input and
stakeholders and diverse community
community involvement in Stakeholders include all changes are made based
members in the planning process
a comprehensive planning relevant justice system
on feedback received;
process for justice system
components and
participation from police,
US GSA Urban Development / Good
needs
community groups
social service providers, Neighbor Program: see "Resources" for
schools, elected officials,
policy and "eNews" for case studies
community groups
GOAL
METRIC
TARGET
Connect to other justice Travel distance for people Site is within 15 minutes
functions, other civic
receiving police services
walking or 10 minutes
functions, and provide
driving of 75% of people
community access
receiving police services
RESOURCES / EXAMPLES / LINKS
International Association of Chiefs of
Police, “Police Facility Planning Guidelines:
A Desk Reference for Law Enforcement
Executives,” see site evaluation
NARRATIVE (In 100 or fewer words, described how the Principle was implemented)
Reston, VA District Police Station and
Governmental Center [AAJ 2012]
PRINCIPLE
GOAL
METRIC
TARGET
Facilitate use of mass
LEED credit Sustainable Site is within 1/2 mile of
Transportation
transit for public and staff Sites 4.1: Alternative
rail transit station or 1/4
Access
accessibility and for
Transportation - Public mile of at least 2 bus stops
inmates upon release
Transportation Access (from different bus lines)
PRINCIPLE
COMMUNITY
GOAL
Co-location
GOAL
METRIC
Co-locate with/near: other % of listed services within
civic uses; co-locate with
walking distance
schools, community
centers, libraries, etc. to
increase community
access
TARGET
100%
RESOURCES / EXAMPLES / LINKS
The Area B-2 Neighborhood Police Station
in Boston is 1 block from a subway station
[JFR 2014]
NARRATIVE (In 100 or fewer words, described how the Principle was implemented)
RESOURCES / EXAMPLES / LINKS
Michigan State University's Program on
Police Consolidation and Shared Services
provides guidelines and best practices
NARRATIVE (In 100 or fewer words, described how the Principle was implemented)
Sustainable Justice Guidelines
Law Enforcement
Community Scale
COMMUNITY
PRINCIPLE
Rightsizing
COMMUNITY
PRINCIPLE
Shared Spaces
COMMUNITY
PRINCIPLE
Technology Access to
Records
GOAL
Project is based on a
needs assessment done
with significant
community input,
considers sharing of
regional resources
METRIC
TARGET
RESOURCES / EXAMPLES / LINKS
NARRATIVE (In 100 or fewer words, described how the Principle was implemented)
COPS Office / Michigan State University:
Ratios of sworn and nonComparison to
"A Performance-based Approach to
sworn per 1000
comparable
Police Staffing and Allocation," Chapter 5
population for
communities and sharing
- Staffing for Community Policing
communities of similar
of regional resources
profile engaging in
reduce initial need
community policing
projections by at least
20% of building area
GOAL
METRIC
TARGET
RESOURCES / EXAMPLES / LINKS
Provide meeting rooms,
fitness center, or other
functions available for
general public use
% of building area
available for public uses
2% of building area
Hanover Park, IL Police Headquarters;
Alexandria, VA Police Headquarters;
Boston Area B-2 Police Station [all JFR
2014]
GOAL
METRIC
TARGET
RESOURCES / EXAMPLES / LINKS
Maximize online access
to police records while
maintaining
confidentiality
% of records accessed
online
95%
International Association of Chief of
Police, Technology Policy Framework
NARRATIVE (In 100 or fewer words, described how the Principle was implemented)
NARRATIVE (In 100 or fewer words, described how the Principle was implemented)
Sustainable Justice Guidelines
Law Enforcement
Facility Scale
FACILITY
PRINCIPLE
Secure Yet
Welcoming
Exterior
GOAL
METRIC
TARGET
RESOURCES / EXAMPLES /
LINKS
NARRATIVE (In 100 or fewer words, described how the Principle was implemented)
LAPD Metropolitan
Welcoming site and
a. Height of blast/impact a. Blast/impact barriers are no taller
Division
Facility, 121st
building features;
barriers
than 48" above sidewalk level and
Police Precinct Station
blast/impact and site
b. Size & quality of area
are designed as aesthetic site
House, Staten Island, NY;
security barriers ere
in front of public entry
features
Alexandria, VA Police
effective but not
doors
b. Area in front of main entry doors Department Headquarters;
Area B-2 Neighborhood
imposing; building entry
c. Wayfinding and
is clear and usable for public
Police Station, Boston,
areas are open and
visibility to public areas
gathering; at least 25’ deep,
MA; Denver, CO Crime
accessible; wayfinding to d. Visibility to interior
preferably 50’ deep
Laboratory; Toronto, ON
the building entries is
public spaces
c. 100% of interior public gathering
Forensic Services and
Coroner’s Complex;
clear with welcoming
areas (lobby, jury assembly,
Hanover
Park, IL Police
cues; public can view
cafeteria, records reception, etc.)
Headquarters; Hennepin
into building entry and
are clearly visible from the entry
County, MN
public areas
point
911/Emergency
Communications Facility;
Salt Lake City, UT Public
Safety Building [all JFR
2014]
FACILITY
PRINCIPLE
Secure yet
Welcoming
Interior
FACILITY
PRINCIPLE
Crime
Prevention
Through
Environmental
Design (CPTED)
GOAL
METRIC
Members of the public
Lobby area is clearly
feel secure in lobby area observed by police staff,
space for filing reports
allows for confidential
conversations
TARGET
RESOURCES / EXAMPLES /
LINKS
N/A
Toronto Police Service 14
Division, ON [JFR 2013]
NARRATIVE (In 100 or fewer words, described how the Principle was implemented)
Forth Worth Polytechnic
Heights Neighborhood
Police Center, TX [JFR
2012]
GOAL
METRIC
TARGET
RESOURCES / EXAMPLES /
LINKS
Landscape design,
access, and building
features provide for
Crime Prevention
Through Environment
Design
Listed recommendations
for each of the 3 CPTED
design principles of
Natural surveillance,
Natural access control,
and Natural territorial
reinforcement
Incorporate 75% of each principle's
listed recommendations
Crime Prevention Through
Environmental Design
NARRATIVE (In 100 or fewer words, described how the Principle was implemented)
Sustainable Justice Guidelines
Law Enforcement
Facility Scale
FACILITY
PRINCIPLE
Family Friendly
FACILITY
PRINCIPLE
Healthy staff
FACILITY
PRINCIPLE
METRIC
Operational
Purchasing &
Waste
Management
TARGET
Building includes
a. Exterior covered areas
a. Outdoor cover at entry area
comfort facilities for the
b. % of indoor public
b. 100% of indoor public spaces have
public, e.g. bathrooms, areas that have access to
bathrooms and drinking water
water, outdoor covered bathrooms and drinking
areas
fountains
GOAL
Provide space for
employee health and
wellness
GOAL
METRIC
TARGET
RESOURCES / EXAMPLES /
LINKS
NARRATIVE (In 100 or fewer words, described how the Principle was implemented)
LAPD Rampart Police
Station [JFR 2010]
Forth Worth Polytechnic
Heights Neighborhood
Police Center, TX [JFR
2012]
RESOURCES / EXAMPLES /
LINKS
NARRATIVE (In 100 or fewer words, described how the Principle was implemented)
Urban Land Institute,
Space program includes Fitness room has 10 sf/person, break
"Building
for Wellness: the
staff wellness support
area 5 sf/person, one break room
Business Case"
and programs, fitness
per 35 people; facility
and locker/shower
accommodates dining for half the
areas; break rooms have staff at any given time unless food
refrigerators and food
services are co-located
warming stations
METRIC
Green Building Improve efficiency while
LEED-NC (New
Certification
minimizing use of natural Construction and Major
resources, enhance
Renovation) Certification
human health and
natural habitats
PRINCIPLE
FACILITY
GOAL
GOAL
METRIC
Prepare for operational
waste minimization,
recycling/ composting/
diversion, green
purchasing and green
janitorial services
LEED EBO&M
(Operations &
Maintenance) - have
policies per the
prerequisites for green
purchasing, waste
management and
cleaning
TARGET
LEED Silver or better
TARGET
RESOURCES / EXAMPLES /
LINKS
NARRATIVE (In 100 or fewer words, described how the Principle was implemented)
LAPD Metropolitan
Division Facility - LEED
Platinum [JFR 2014]
RESOURCES / EXAMPLES /
LINKS
LEED credit library online,
Written policies exist that meet
EBO&M page
requirements of LEED EBO&M
MRp1: Sustainable Purchasing Policy,
MRp2: Sustainable Waste
Management Policy, and EQp3:
Green Cleaning Policy
NARRATIVE (In 100 or fewer words, described how the Principle was implemented)
Sustainable Justice Guidelines
Law Enforcement
Human Scale
HUMAN
PRINCIPLE
Acoustical
Comfort
HUMAN
PRINCIPLE
Thermal
comfort
HUMAN
PRINCIPLE
Visual comfort
HUMAN
PRINCIPLE
Sense of Safety
GOAL
Sound levels do not
create additional stress
or obstruct
communications
GOAL
METRIC
a. Acoustics expertise on a. An acoustics specialist
project team
is included on the
b. GSA Facilities
project team
Standards (P100) for
b. Meet GSA P100
Public Buildings Service
standards for noise,
absorption, and isolation
in table 3.6.3.4 (p. 96)
METRIC
Temperature and
a. ASHRAE Standard 55,
humidity are conducive Thermal Environmental
to comfort and
Comfort in Buildings
occupants have control
b. LEED credit Indoor
over comfort conditions Environmental Quality 6,
Controllability of
Systems - Thermal
Comfort
GOAL
Lighting is conducive to
efficient working
environments
GOAL
All occupants are safe
from harm by others
TARGET
METRIC
TARGET
a. Indoor temperature
and humidity will be
within ASHRAE comfort
zone for 98% design
conditions
b. at least 50% of
occupants and 100% of
shared spaces have
comfort controls
TARGET
a. GSA 2003 Facilities
a. Meet GSA P100
Standards (P100) for
standards for interior
Public Buildings Service
lighting quality and
b. LEED credit Indoor
quantity in Table 6.1
Environmental Quality 6,
b. at least 90% of
Controllability of Systems - occupants and 100% of
Lighting
shared spaces have
lighting controls
METRIC
TARGET
Staff can rapidly respond
Duress alarm system
to dangerous events
provided where needed,
within the building
e.g. reception desk,
interview rooms, mobile
buttons, etc.
RESOURCES / EXAMPLES / LINKS
National Institute of Building Sciences,
Whole Building Design Guide: "Acoustic
Comfort"
NARRATIVE (In 100 or fewer words, described how the Principle was implemented)
RESOURCES / EXAMPLES / LINKS
National Institute of Building Sciences,
Whole Building Design Guide: "Provide
Comfortable Environments"
NARRATIVE (In 100 or fewer words, described how the Principle was implemented)
RESOURCES / EXAMPLES / LINKS
National Institute of Building Sciences,
Whole Building Design Guide: "Provide
Comfortable Environments"
NARRATIVE (In 100 or fewer words, described how the Principle was implemented)
RESOURCES / EXAMPLES / LINKS
NFPA Standard 731 Electronic Premises
Security Systems section 8.3 Duress Alarm
Systems
NARRATIVE (In 100 or fewer words, described how the Principle was implemented)
Sustainable Justice Guidelines
Law Enforcement
Human Scale
HUMAN
PRINCIPLE
Stress
Reduction
HUMAN
PRINCIPLE
Suicide
Prevention
GOAL
METRIC
TARGET
Sunlight, daylight & views
that cue time of day,
weather conditions, and
psychological connection
to nature are provided for
staff areas
LEED credit Indoor
Environmental Quality
IEQc8.2: Daylight and
Views - Views
Per LEED, a view is
available for 90% of all
regularly occupied areas
GOAL
METRIC
RESOURCES / EXAMPLES / LINKS
National Institute of Building Sciences
Whole Building Design Guide: "Promote
Health and Well-Being"
NARRATIVE (In 100 or fewer words, described how the Principle was implemented)
LAPD Metropolitan Division [JFR 2014]
LAPD Rampart Police Station [JFR 2010]
TARGET
RESOURCES / EXAMPLES / LINKS
Detainee holding areas are
NCCHC Guide to
per NCCHC: "All cells NCCHC, "Guide to Developing and Revising
Suicide Prevention Protocols Within Jails
an effective part of a
Developing and Revising
designated to house
and Prisons"
comprehensive suicide
Suicide Prevention
suicidal inmates should be
prevention program
Protocols Within Jails and as suicide-resistant as is
Prisons
reasonably possible, free
of all obvious protrusions,
and provide full visibility"
NARRATIVE (In 100 or fewer words, described how the Principle was implemented)
Sustainable Justice Guidelines
Law Enforcement
Societal Scale
SOCIETAL
PRINCIPLE
Coordination
SOCIETAL
PRINCIPLE
Information
Sharing
SOCIETAL
PRINCIPLE
Efficiency
SOCIETAL
PRINCIPLE
Accountability
GOAL
All branches of justice
system work together
effectively
METRIC
TARGET
Coordinating body
Regular communications
includes law
/ meetings with
enforcement, courts,
productive outcomes
prosecutors and
defenders,
sheriff/corrections,
probation/parole, public
health, social services,
and community groups
RESOURCES / EXAMPLES / LINKS
National Institute of Corrections,
Guidelines for Developing a Criminal
Justice Coordinating Committee
GOAL
METRIC
TARGET
RESOURCES / EXAMPLES / LINKS
All branches of justice
system share data
together effectively to
reduce unneeded
waiting, processing and
detention times
Number of databases
that are interoperable
with others
All databases should be
interoperable with each
other
BJA Global Justice Information Sharing
Initiative "standards-based electronic
information exchange to provide the
justice community with timely, accurate,
complete, and accessible information in a
secure and trusted environment"
GOAL
METRIC
TARGET
RESOURCES / EXAMPLES / LINKS
Appropriate and
judicious use of pre-trial
custody
Non-sentenced (pretrial) average daily
population in detention
Decrease of three-year
moving average
Pretrial Justice Institute
recommendations and resource library
for improving bail policies and practices
GOAL
METRIC
TARGET
RESOURCES / EXAMPLES / LINKS
Maintain policies,
Accountability strategies
monitor officer conduct, of "What A Good Police
and hold officers
Department Looks Like"
accountable for their
report (See target)
conduct
NARRATIVE (In 100 or fewer words, described how the Principle was implemented)
Walker, Samuel: "What a Good Police
Department Looks Like"
NARRATIVE (In 100 or fewer words, described how the Principle was implemented)
NARRATIVE (In 100 or fewer words, described how the Principle was implemented)
NARRATIVE (In 100 or fewer words, described how the Principle was implemented)
Sustainable Justice Guidelines
Detention/Corrections
Community Scale
COMMUNITY
PRINCIPLE
Planning
Process
COMMUNITY
PRINCIPLE
Facility Siting
COMMUNITY
PRINCIPLE
Transportation
Access
COMMUNITY
PRINCIPLE
Co-location
GOAL
Broad and inclusive
stakeholder and
community involvement
in a comprehensive
planning process for
justice system needs
GOAL
METRIC
TARGET
RESOURCES / EXAMPLES / LINKS
SEED Evaluator: an on-line communication
platform that can include multiple
stakeholders and diverse community
members in the planning process
NARRATIVE (In 100 or fewer words, described how the Principle was implemented)
RESOURCES / EXAMPLES / LINKS
National Institute of Corrections, Site
Selection library
NARRATIVE (In 100 or fewer words, described how the Principle was implemented)
Series of community
Community meetings are
meetings/interaction;
held to solicit input and
Stakeholders include all changes are made based
relevant justice system
on feedback received.;
US GSA Urban Development / Good
components and
participation from
Neighbor
Program: see "Resources" for
community groups
detention/ corrections,
policy and "eNews" for case studies
parole/ probation, legal
advocates, courts, public
health, social services,
elected officials,
community groups
METRIC
Locate facilities near
Travel distance to homes
suitable workforce and of people who work and
of population in custody
are housed in facility
TARGET
Site is within 1 hour
travel of majority (50%)
of regional workforce
homes and inmates'
families' homes
American Bar Association, standard 238.1, Location of facilities
GOAL
METRIC
TARGET
RESOURCES / EXAMPLES / LINKS
Facilitate use of mass
transit for public and
staff accessibility
LEED credit Sustainable
Sites 4.1: Alternative
Transportation - Public
Transportation Access
Site is within 1/2 mile of
rail transit station or 1/4
mile of at least 2 bus
stops (from different bus
lines)
The Arizona State Forensic Hospital is
located at the corner of 2 bus lines in
Phoenix, AZ [JFR 2014]
GOAL
METRIC
TARGET
Co-locate with/near:
court (jail only), health
care, mental health care,
public health, reentry
facilities, education,
employment
% of listed services
within walking distance
100%
RESOURCES / EXAMPLES / LINKS
Denver Justice Center - Lindsey-Flanigan
Courthouse [AIA Denver & AIA Colorado
award 2010] and
Van Cise-Simonet Detention Center [JFR
2012]
NARRATIVE (In 100 or fewer words, described how the Principle was implemented)
NARRATIVE (In 100 or fewer words, described how the Principle was implemented)
Sustainable Justice Guidelines
Detention/Corrections
Community Scale
COMMUNITY
PRINCIPLE
Rightsizing
COMMUNITY
PRINCIPLE
Shared Spaces
COMMUNITY
PRINCIPLE
Technology Access to
Records
COMMUNITY
PRINCIPLE
Technology Video
Appearance
COMMUNITY
PRINCIPLE
GOAL
METRIC
TARGET
RESOURCES / EXAMPLES / LINKS
Las Colinas Detention and Reentry Facility,
San Diego County, CA [JFR 2013]
Project is based on a
needs assessment done
with significant
community input
Needs assessment
includes alternatives to
incarceration, programs
that reduce length of
stay, and programs to
reduce recidivism
Programs reduce initial
need projections by at
least 20% of building
area and bed count
GOAL
METRIC
TARGET
RESOURCES / EXAMPLES / LINKS
Provide meeting rooms,
gymnasium, or other
functions available for
public use or shared
interaction with inmate
population
% of building area
available for public uses
2% of building area
Rankin Inlet Healing Facility [JFR 2013]
GOAL
METRIC
TARGET
RESOURCES / EXAMPLES / LINKS
Use technology to
balance records
accessibility and
confidentiality
ABA Standards on
Treatment of Prisoners
23-7.7 Records and
confidentiality
Data storage systems
track consent for release
of confidential
information,
amendments to records,
etc.
American Bar Association, Standard 237.7, Records and confidentiality
GOAL
METRIC
TARGET
RESOURCES / EXAMPLES / LINKS
100% access to video
and in-person visitation
American Bar Association, Standard 238.5e, Visiting
NARRATIVE (In 100 or fewer words, described how the Principle was implemented)
Van Cise-Simonet Detention Center,
Denver, CO [JFR 2012]
Union County Juvenile Detention Center,
Linden, NJ [JFR 2009]
NARRATIVE (In 100 or fewer words, described how the Principle was implemented)
Rhode Island Youth Development Center
[JFR 2009]
Provide robust option for % of prisoners w/ access
video visitation without
to video visitation and
supplanting in-person
in-person visitation
visiting
GOAL
METRIC
TARGET
RESOURCES / EXAMPLES / LINKS
Address all 23 issues unless not National Institute of Corrections, "Facility
Gender Responsive Address gender-specific issues
NIC Facility Planning Guide
Planning To Meet the Needs of Female
such as needs for privacy,
lists 19 predesign and 4 design relevant to the design of the
facility
Inmates"
potential pregnancy, frequent
issues, e.g. "balancing the
history of substance abuse
need for modesty and
and domestic violence, and inobservation"
National Resource Center on Justicefacility violence against
Involved Women
women
NARRATIVE (In 100 or fewer words, described how the Principle was implemented)
NARRATIVE (In 100 or fewer words, described how the Principle was implemented)
NARRATIVE (In 100 or fewer words, described how the Principle was implemented)
Sustainable Justice Guidelines
Detention/Corrections
Facility Scale
FACILITY
PRINCIPLE
Secure Yet
Welcoming
Exterior
FACILITY
PRINCIPLE
Secure yet
Welcoming
Interior
FACILITY
PRINCIPLE
Crime
Prevention
Through
Environmental
Design (CPTED)
FACILITY
PRINCIPLE
Family Friendly
GOAL
Welcoming site and
building features;
building serves as secure
perimeter
METRIC
TARGET
a. % of unbuilt site are a. 100% access to building perimeter
b. 0% razor wire
that is unfenced / has
pedestrian access
b. % of perimeter that
has razor wire or similar
features
RESOURCES / EXAMPLES /
LINKS
Las Colinas Detention and
Reentry Facility, San Diego
County, CA; Rankin Inlet
Healing Facility [both JFR
2013]
Union County, NJ Juvenile
Detention Center [JFR 2009]
GOAL
METRIC
TARGET
RESOURCES / EXAMPLES /
LINKS
Security screening is
appropriately planned
but does not define the
visitor entry experience
Entry area space
available for uses other
than cueing and
screening
Cueing and screening take up no
more than 50% of the visitor entry
lobby
Johnson County Youth &
Family Services Center [JFR
2012]
GOAL
METRIC
TARGET
RESOURCES / EXAMPLES /
LINKS
Landscape design,
access, and building
features provide for
Crime Prevention
Through Environment
Design
Listed recommendations
for each of the 3 CPTED
design principles of
Natural surveillance,
Natural access control,
and Natural territorial
reinforcement
Incorporate 75% of each principle's
listed recommendations
Crime Prevention Through
Environmental Design
GOAL
METRIC
TARGET
RESOURCES / EXAMPLES /
LINKS
2012 Yale study, "Prison
Visitation Policies: A Fifty
State Survey"
Building includes
a. Exterior covered areas a. Outdoor cover for 100% of typical
comfort facilities for the
b. % of indoor public
daily waiting line or at least 6
public, e.g. bathrooms, areas that have access to
families
MN State study, "The
water, outdoor covered bathrooms and drinking b. 100% of indoor public spaces have Effects of Prison Visitation
on Offender Recidivism"
areas
fountains
bathrooms and drinking water
Vera Institute 2012 study,
"The Family and
Recidivism"
NARRATIVE (In 100 or fewer words, described how the Principle was implemented)
NARRATIVE (In 100 or fewer words, described how the Principle was implemented)
NARRATIVE (In 100 or fewer words, described how the Principle was implemented)
NARRATIVE (In 100 or fewer words, described how the Principle was implemented)
Sustainable Justice Guidelines
Detention/Corrections
Facility Scale
FACILITY
PRINCIPLE
Healthy staff
FACILITY
PRINCIPLE
FACILITY
Provide space for
employee health and
wellness
GOAL
Green Building Improve efficiency while
Certification
minimizing use of natural
resources, enhance
human health and
natural habitats
PRINCIPLE
Operational
Purchasing &
Waste
Management
PRINCIPLE
FACILITY
GOAL
Appropriately
Secure Housing
GOAL
Prepare for operational
waste minimization,
recycling/ composting/
diversion, green
purchasing and green
janitorial services
GOAL
METRIC
TARGET
RESOURCES / EXAMPLES /
LINKS
NARRATIVE (In 100 or fewer words, described how the Principle was implemented)
Urban Land Institute,
Space program includes staff Fitness room has 10 sf/person,
"Building
for Wellness: the
wellness support and
break area 5 sf/person, one
Business Case"
programs outside of the
break room per 35 people;
secure perimeter and
facility accommodates dining for
satellite staff zones within
half the staff at any given time
the secure perimeter that
unless food services are coare inaccessible by inmates,
located
fitness and locker/shower
areas; break rooms have
refrigerators and food
warming stations
METRIC
TARGET
LEED-NC (New Construction
and Major Renovation)
Certification
LEED Silver or better
METRIC
TARGET
RESOURCES / EXAMPLES /
LINKS
NARRATIVE (In 100 or fewer words, described how the Principle was implemented)
Iowa State Penitentiary LEED Gold, California
Health Care Facility - LEED
Silver [both JFR 2014]
RESOURCES / EXAMPLES /
LINKS
NARRATIVE (In 100 or fewer words, described how the Principle was implemented)
LEED EBO&M (Operations & Written policies exist that meet LEED credit library online,
EBO&M page
Maintenance) - have policies requirements of LEED EBO&M
per the prerequisites for
MRp1: Sustainable Purchasing
green purchasing, waste
Policy, MRp2: Sustainable Waste
management and cleaning
Management Policy, and EQp3:
Green Cleaning Policy
METRIC
Reserve high-security, Minimize % of housing within
expensive construction
the jurisdiction as a whole
for high-risk population
that is maximum security
within the jurisdiction as
a whole
TARGET
Allocate no more than 15% of
beds in the jurisdiction as a
whole for maximum security
RESOURCES / EXAMPLES /
LINKS
National Research Council,
"The Growth of
Incarceration in the United
States," Ch. 6 - The
Experience of
Imprisonment
NARRATIVE (In 100 or fewer words, described how the Principle was implemented)
Sustainable Justice Guidelines
Detention/Corrections
Facility Scale
FACILITY
PRINCIPLE
Health Care &
Mental Health
Care
FACILITY
PRINCIPLE
Inmate
Programming
Opportunities
FACILITY
PRINCIPLE
Outdoor space
for inmates
GOAL
METRIC
TARGET
RESOURCES / EXAMPLES /
LINKS
Quality and availability
of services meets best
standards
National Commission on
Correctional Health Care
accreditation for health
care and mental health
Accreditation achieved for both
fields
National Commission on
Correctional Health Care,
Accreditation page
GOAL
METRIC
TARGET
RESOURCES / EXAMPLES /
LINKS
Physical facility supports
opportunities for people
in custody to engage in
programming regardless
of security level or
designation without
requiring extra staffing
a. Ratio of program
space to housing space
and outdoor space to
housing space.
b. % of inmates with
regular access to
programming spaces
a. Minimum area equivalent to 30%
of total inmate housing area is
allocated for programming.
b. 100% of inmates have access to
programming space
GOAL
METRIC
TARGET
Outdoor space meets
stress reduction and
health maintenance
needs of all inmates
Access, size & quality of
outdoor spaces
NARRATIVE (In 100 or fewer words, described how the Principle was implemented)
NARRATIVE (In 100 or fewer words, described how the Principle was implemented)
Rand Corporation,
"Evaluating the
Effectiveness of
Correctional Education"
RESOURCES / EXAMPLES /
LINKS
Las Colinas Detention and
100% of inmates have access to
Reentry
Facility, San Diego
outdoor spaces that include varied
County, CA [JFR 2013]
recreational equipment, quiet space,
and a mix of open and rain/sun
shielded areas
NARRATIVE (In 100 or fewer words, described how the Principle was implemented)
Sustainable Justice Guidelines
Detention/Corrections
Human Scale
HUMAN
PRINCIPLE
Acoustical
Comfort
HUMAN
PRINCIPLE
Thermal
comfort
HUMAN
PRINCIPLE
Visual comfort
GOAL
METRIC
Noise and reverberation
Sound levels do not
levels under ACA
create additional stress
maximum;
prevent/
or obstruct
control adjacencies of
communications
noise sources:
mechanical room,
elevator room, loading
dock, kitchen; and quiet
spaces: conference/
training/ classrooms,
interview rooms,
sleeping rooms
GOAL
METRIC
Temperature and
a. ASHRAE Standard 55,
humidity are conducive Thermal Environmental
to comfort and
Comfort in Buildings
occupants have control
b. LEED credit Indoor
over comfort conditions Environmental Quality 6,
Controllability of
Systems - Thermal
Comfort
TARGET
a. An acoustics specialist
is included on the
project team
b. Meet GSA P100
standards for noise,
absorption, and isolation
in table 3.6.3.4 (p. 96)
RESOURCES / EXAMPLES / LINKS
NARRATIVE (In 100 or fewer words, described how the Principle was implemented)
Richard Wener, "The Environmental
Psychology of Prisons and Jails," Ch. 9 "The Effects of Noise in Correctional
Settings" (print only: Cambridge
University Press, 2012)
Facilities Standards for the Public Buildings
Service (P-100)
TARGET
RESOURCES / EXAMPLES / LINKS
a. Indoor temperature
and humidity will be
within ASHRAE comfort
zone for 98% design
conditions
b. at least 50% of
occupants and 100% of
shared spaces have
comfort controls,
including inmates and
inmates areas
National Institute of Building Sciences,
Whole Building Design Guide: "Provide
Comfortable Environments"
GOAL
METRIC
TARGET
RESOURCES / EXAMPLES / LINKS
Lighting is conducive to
space uses including
work, sleep, learning,
living
a. GSA 2003 Facilities
Standards (P100) for
Public Buildings Service
b. LEED credit Indoor
Environmental Quality 6,
Controllability of
Systems - Lighting
a. Meet GSA P100
standards for interior
lighting quality and
quantity in Table 6.1
b. at least 90% of
occupants and 100% of
shared spaces have
lighting controls,
including inmate
individual and dormitory
sleeping areas
National Institute of Building Sciences,
Whole Building Design Guide: "Provide
Comfortable Environments"
NARRATIVE (In 100 or fewer words, described how the Principle was implemented)
NARRATIVE (In 100 or fewer words, described how the Principle was implemented)
Sustainable Justice Guidelines
Detention/Corrections
Human Scale
HUMAN
PRINCIPLE
Sense of Safety
HUMAN
PRINCIPLE
Stress
Reduction
HUMAN
PRINCIPLE
Suicide
Prevention
HUMAN
PRINCIPLE
Normative
Visual
Environment
GOAL
METRIC
TARGET
All occupants are safe
a. Use of direct
a. All housing and
from harm by others;
supervision housing with inmate areas operate via
special attention paid to supportive surveillance
direct supervision w/
house inmates according
equipment
camera surveillance as
to classification and
b. Use of duress systems
backup for
inmate environments
c. Adoption of PREA
documentation
are conducive to optimal standards (Prison Rape
b. Duress alarm system
supervision by staff
Elimination Act)
provided
c. PREA standards
adopted by operator's
jurisdiction
GOAL
METRIC
TARGET
Sunlight, daylight & views that
cue time of day, weather
conditions, and psychological
connection to nature are
provided for staff areas, public
visiting areas, and inmate
living and program areas
Per NIC Jail Design Guide,
"Natural light should be
introduced to both sleeping
and dayroom areas;" other
areas should have daylight
and/or views of nature,
including simulated views if
necessary
GOAL
METRIC
TARGET
All correctional facilities,
regardless of size, should have
a comprehensive suicide
prevention program that
addresses housing among
other critical components
NCCHC Guide to Developing
and Revising Suicide
Prevention Protocols Within
Jails and Prisons
per NCCHC: "Suicidal inmates
should be housed in the
general population, mental
health unit, or medical
infirmary, located close to
staff… all cells designated to
house suicidal inmates should
be as suicide-resistant as is
reasonably possible"
GOAL
METRIC
RESOURCES / EXAMPLES / LINKS
National Institute of Corrections, Direct
Supervision Jails page (see interior glazing
design and staff training)
NARRATIVE (In 100 or fewer words, described how the Principle was implemented)
National Fire Protection Association,
Standard 731, Electronic Premises
Security Systems, section 8.3 Duress
Alarm Systems
PREA Resource Center
RESOURCES / EXAMPLES / LINKS
National Institute of Corrections, Jail
Design Guide, p. 156-157
NARRATIVE (In 100 or fewer words, described how the Principle was implemented)
RESOURCES / EXAMPLES / LINKS
NCCHC Guide to Developing and Revising
Suicide Prevention Protocols Within Jails
and Prisons
NARRATIVE (In 100 or fewer words, described how the Principle was implemented)
Per LEED credit Indoor
Environmental Quality
IEQc8.2: Daylight and Views Views: a view is available for
Farbstein, Jay; Melissa Farling, and
90% of all regularly occupied Richard Wener, "The Impact of Simulated
areas; simulated views are
Nature Views on Stress in a Correctional
provided in areas where actual
Setting"
views cannot be provided
TARGET
Dye, M.H., "Relationship between Prison
Conditions, Inmate Characteristics, and
Suicide," AAJ Summary
RESOURCES / EXAMPLES / LINKS
Las Colinas Detention and Reentry
Provide a durable, safe,
Selection of finishes,
In dayrooms, use at
Facility,
San Diego County, CA [JFR 2013]
and non-institutional
colors and patterns used least three distinct wall
environment to cue proon surfaces, fixtures,
treatment/ colors, wall
social behavior
furniture and equipment and ceiling treatments
within staff and inmates are varied, carpet where
areas
possible, furniture is
similar to university or
hospital typical furniture.
NARRATIVE (In 100 or fewer words, described how the Principle was implemented)
Las
Sustainable Justice Guidelines
Detention/Corrections
Societal Scale
SOCIETAL
PRINCIPLE
Safety proactive
SOCIETAL
PRINCIPLE
Safety reactive
SOCIETAL
PRINCIPLE
Proportionality
SOCIETAL
PRINCIPLE
Equality
SOCIETAL
PRINCIPLE
GOAL
Prevent violence so that
people can enjoy
security at home and in
public
GOAL
Address offenders to
prevent future criminal
behavior
GOAL
Punishment fits the
crime
GOAL
Treat all minority
populations with equal
dignity and respect as
majority population
GOAL
Responsiveness Address broader impact
to victims
of crime on victims and
society, either through
criminal justice system
or public health or social
services
METRIC
Violent crime rate based
on Uniform Crime
Report definitions
METRIC
Recidivism rate (using
best available records
from jurisdiction)
METRIC
Incarceration rate (2)
METRIC
TARGET
Decrease of three-year
moving average
TARGET
Decrease of three-year
moving average
TARGET
Decrease of three-year
moving average
TARGET
Proportion of minority
Any group should
populations incarcerated
reasonably match its
vs. percent in jurisdiction proportion of population
(2)
METRIC
Percentage of victims
served by programs
TARGET
All victims have access to
legal proceedings and
restorative programs
RESOURCES / EXAMPLES / LINKS
NARRATIVE (In 100 or fewer words, described how the Principle was implemented)
National Institute of Justice,
CrimeSolutions.Gov includes 23 violence
prevention and suppression programs
that have proven effective and 63
violence prevention and suppression
programs that are promising
RESOURCES / EXAMPLES / LINKS
For guidance on recidivism rates, see
Urban Institute, "Improving Recidivism as a
Performance Measure." For evidencebased programs to reduce recidivism, see
CrimeSolutions.Gov
NARRATIVE (In 100 or fewer words, described how the Principle was implemented)
RESOURCES / EXAMPLES / LINKS
Proposals for sentencing reform are laid
out in National Research Council's "The
Growth of Incarceration in the United
States: Exploring the Causes and
Consequences"
NARRATIVE (In 100 or fewer words, described how the Principle was implemented)
RESOURCES / EXAMPLES / LINKS
Regular review of racial profiling statistics
and of racial disparities in sentencing
outcomes for similar crimes, sensitivity
training for law enforcement, sentencing
reform (e.g. crack v. powder cocaine)
NARRATIVE (In 100 or fewer words, described how the Principle was implemented)
RESOURCES / EXAMPLES / LINKS
Victim assistance programs, victimoffender dialogue, community dialogue
programs, alternative sentencing or
restitution options
NARRATIVE (In 100 or fewer words, described how the Principle was implemented)
Sustainable Justice Guidelines
Detention/Corrections
Societal Scale
SOCIETAL
PRINCIPLE
Coordination
SOCIETAL
PRINCIPLE
Information
Sharing
SOCIETAL
PRINCIPLE
Efficiency
SOCIETAL
PRINCIPLE
Accountability
GOAL
All branches of justice
system work together
effectively
METRIC
TARGET
Coordinating body
Regular communications
includes law
/ meetings with
enforcement, courts,
productive outcomes
prosecutors and
defenders,
sheriff/corrections,
probation/parole, public
health, social services,
and community groups
RESOURCES / EXAMPLES / LINKS
NARRATIVE (In 100 or fewer words, described how the Principle was implemented)
National Institute of Corrections,
Guidelines for Developing a Criminal
Justice Coordinating Committee
GOAL
METRIC
TARGET
RESOURCES / EXAMPLES / LINKS
All branches of justice
system share data
together effectively to
reduce unneeded
waiting, processing and
detention times
Number of databases
that are interoperable
with others
Decrease of three-year
moving average
BJA Global Justice Information Sharing
Initiative "standards-based electronic
information exchange to provide the
justice community with timely, accurate,
complete, and accessible information in a
secure and trusted environment"
GOAL
METRIC
TARGET
RESOURCES / EXAMPLES / LINKS
Appropriate and
judicious use of pre-trial
custody
Non-sentenced (pretrial) average daily
population in detention
Decrease of three-year
moving average
Pretrial Justice Institute
recommendations and resource library
for improving bail policies and practices
GOAL
METRIC
TARGET
RESOURCES / EXAMPLES / LINKS
Meet best standards;
Have open &
transparent media policy
ACA or AJA
accreditation;
List of common
problems / best policies
listed by Society of
Professional Journalists
Hold appropriate
accreditation;
Avoid common
problems, provide bestin-class access policy
Society of Professional Journalists prison
page
NARRATIVE (In 100 or fewer words, described how the Principle was implemented)
NARRATIVE (In 100 or fewer words, described how the Principle was implemented)
NARRATIVE (In 100 or fewer words, described how the Principle was implemented)