Groundwork

Unleash the power of your data.

Get There With Groundwork

Struggling to reduce crime, cut costs, and allocate resources efficiently?

You’re not alone — most agencies are doing their best with limited, unreliable data. But that’s the problem. Without accurate, reliable data, you’re making high-stakes decisions in the dark.

 Groundwork helps you understand the current state of your data, giving you the roadmap to take action for better data, faster decisions and cheaper operating costs.

Can you afford to keep guessing? Get ahead of data problems before they become liabilities.

What if your data worked for you?

Agencies using Groundwork are already seeing its real impact:

Lower Crime Rates

Make reliable data-driven policy decisions

Significant Cost Savings

Promote transparency through high-quality and reliable data

Understand case flow to improve efficiencies and cut costs

Improved Public Safety

Accurately report to state and federal agencies

Respond to community concerns

Better, Faster, Cheaper with Groundwork

Most agencies operate in a data black box – with limited visibility, unreliable information, and growing pressure to deliver results. Every day without Groundwork is a missed opportunity to identify critical problems before they escalate. 

Step 1: Wayfinder

Evaluates the strengths and challenges of data practices and infrastructure, paving the path to reliable data for better insights and decisions.

Build the foundation with Wayfinder

Step 2: Data Audit

Audits of a sample data set to determine the level of completeness and accuracy and providing problem-solving solutions.

Step 3: Technical Assistance

When you work with Measures for Justice, you’ll have a team of experts to help prioritize and implement solutions for the most immediate impact.

Real Impact, Real Results

“We are so pleased to have worked with Measures for Justice to take a hard look at our data. This work has been invaluable for getting us ready to make our data public, which helps ensure we are making the best decisions as we pursue safety, justice, fairness, and equity in our community.”

–Contra Costa County District Attorney

“I did not realize the importance of having a third party involved in evaluating our processes and identifying the data holes. Nobody in our 40 staff/40 attorney office has been operating on the same page since 2016.”

– Norfolk, VA Commonwealth’s Attorney Office

“We are very pleased to have received a good independent assessment of at our data infrastructure and quality so that we can make the right improvements and get more complete information about how our office is doing its work.”

– Ramsey County Minnesota Attorney’s Office