On behalf of the Rural Justice Collaborative (RJC), we invite you to complete the questionnaire below to inform the development of a Rural Justice Roadmap. This initiative is part of the RJC’s 2022-2023 priorities as outlined here and will communicate the funding, training, technical assistance, and research needs of rural justice and public safety practitioners.

The questionnaire is designed to collect information from rural justice and public safety practitioners (e.g., judges, law enforcement, pretrial and probation officers, corrections, prosecutors, defense attorneys), rural justice and public safety partners (e.g., substance use treatment providers, public health staff, child welfare staff), and rural project coordinators managing cross-sector projects.

The RJC is partnering with the Institute for Intergovernmental Research (IIR) and RTI International to develop the Rural Justice Roadmap. IIR and RTI International support the Rural Responses to the Opioid Epidemic initiative sponsored by the Bureau of Justice Assistance’s (BJA) Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse Program. This initiative receives funding and other support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the State Justice Institute (SJI).

The questionnaire should take no more than 10 minutes to complete. The deadline to complete the survey is April 1st, 2022.

Access the survey here: Needs Assessment to Inform a Rural Justice Roadmap Survey (surveymonkey.com)