E Pluribus Unum: Data and Operations Integration in the California Criminal Justice System

This Article reflects some of the insights from the Stanford Criminal Justice Center\u27s (SCJC\u27s) year-long project on data and operations integration in California\u27s criminal justice system. Part I lays out some of the benefits of an integrated system as a means of illustrating why law enforcement agencies across the state are actively pursuing data integration. Part II discusses three organizational and political obstacles to creating an integrated system: defining what we mean by the criminal justice system, drawing boundaries of relevant networks, and resolving tensions among state and local agencies with concurrent jurisdiction. Part III then discusses three ways in which integration might have far-reaching implications on criminal justice policies, processes, and principles: improving organizational learning, and isolating the goals of risk reduction and punishment