Reports and Publications
Our research
Utah Legislative Session Reports
An analysis of bills proposed and passed in each recent Utah Legislative General Session.
Legislation Post-JRI
Our research staff examined years of bill data to analyze criminalization trends since the implementation of the Justice Reinvestment Initiative (JRI).
Opinion
Read our executive director’s opinion piece on crime and the “revolving door” of the Utah criminal justice system, published in the Deseret News.
Crime Trends in Utah
A look at violent and property crime trends in Utah over the last twenty years.
For issue-related research, visit our issues page.
Research from other Utah-based organizations
2024 Utah Master Offense List
A list from the Utah Sentencing Commission containing all criminal offenses and their associated penalties in the Utah State Code as of 2024.
2024 Utah Master Offense Report
A report from the Utah Sentencing Commission containing detailing changes in the Master Offense List from the 2024 Legislative General Session.
2024 Utah Legislative Summary from CCJJ
A report on the 2024 Utah General Session from the Utah Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice.
2023 Annual JRI Update
Each year, the Utah Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice reports on the state of the Justice Reinvestment Initiative (JRI) to the Utah Legislature. Read their most recent report here.
Criminal Justice Reform & Crime Rates
A 2022 report from the Utah Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice that analyzes the impact of the Justice Reinvestment Initiative (JRI) on crime rates in Utah and throughout the U.S.