Medium Weight Criterion
The need for more prevention-first criminal justice policies in communities around the park.
Dataset and/or Source
Justice Equity Need Index (JENI) Criminalization Risk (Catalyst California)1Criminalization Risk, Catalyst California, 2022, Accessed April 30, 2025.
Scale
Site
Lowest Priority (0)
Lowest presence of detention-first, prevention-last conditions
Highest Priority (1)
Highest presence of detention-first, prevention-last conditions
New Park Priority Area Scoring Notes
Used square as site
Technical Description
Presence of conditions by ZIP code where the criminal justice system has historically taken a detention-first, prevention-last approach, based on JENI’s Criminalization Risk analysis, which measures: Mental Health Hospitalizations (per 1,000 people); Substance Use-Related Hospitalizations (per 1,000 people); Homelessness Rate (per 1,000 people).