Measures for Justice (MFJ) is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to transforming the criminal justice system in the United States through the development of data tools. Founded in 2011 by Amy Bach, a renowned expert in the field of criminal justice and author of the award-winning book Ordinary Injustice: How America Holds Court, MFJ aims to bring transparency, accessibility, and accountability to the criminal justice system.
The primary mission of MFJ is to create a fully transparent, accessible, and accountable criminal justice system. The organization is committed to developing data tools that enable communities and the institutions that serve them to reshape the criminal justice system. MFJ is based on a set of values that guide all of the organization's decisions and actions, including promoting transparency, accountability, and community engagement[1][2][5].
MFJ has developed a comprehensive methodology to collect, standardize, and publish criminal justice data across all counties in the USA. The organization offers a range of tools and platforms, including:
MFJ has several significant initiatives and goals to improve the criminal justice system:
MFJ has significant partnerships with organizations such as the Department of Justice, the Pershing Square Foundation, Google, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, and the MacArthur Foundation. These partnerships and funding enable MFJ to comprehensively pursue its mission and further develop its tools and platforms[3][4][5].
Through its work, Measures for Justice makes a vital contribution to creating a fairer, more transparent, and accountable criminal justice system in the United States.
