Five Ways to Engage County Elected Officials in Your Justice Initiatives

Justice initiatives need support at every level in county government in order to be successful. While most justice-related work is undertaken by leaders and staff in the sheriff’s office, department of corrections and the courts, elected county leadership has a paramount role in pushing justice initiatives forward. These champions can inform justice policy and implementation, assist with securing funding and resources for justice initiatives and act as the public face of local efforts. NACo, supported by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation’s Safety and Justice Challenge, created this brief to highlight strategies local leaders can use to better engage elected officials in criminal justice initiatives.

• Five Ways to Engage County Elected Officials in Your Justice Initiatives.pdf