2026 JIRN Virtual Conference
June 9 @ 1:00 pm - June 11 @ 5:00 pm EDT
Join researchers, analysts, and practitioners from across the field for engaging plenaries, interactive discussions, and hands-on workshops. Together, you’ll explore how rigorous data analysis can support better decision-making in today’s complex justice landscape.
Attendees will gain practical insights on key topics including data credibility, transparency, administrative data integration, and effective strategies for communicating evidence to policymakers and the public.
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Early registration ends April 30, 2026.
The conference will feature:
3 Plenary Sessions:
- Trust, Transparency, and Credibility: Why Justice Data Matters More Than Ever
- Crime Trends, NIBRS, and Public Understanding
- Sustaining State Justice Research and Justice Data Capacity in Lean Times
8 Workshops:
- From Analysis to Action: How SAC Research Informs Real Decisions
- Communicating Justice Data to Policymakers, Media, and the Public
- Victimization, Human Trafficking, and What Administrative Data Misses
- From Silos to Insights: Data Integration and Warehousing
- Recidivism, Reentry, and Measuring System Performance
- Juvenile Justice and Cross-System Data Linkage
- Dashboards That Actually Get Used
- The State of Applied Justice Research: Careers, Capacity, and Change
Plus 2 Breakout Sessions