The National Institute of Justice released a report today which explores the feasibility of using a learning-from-error model in criminal justice. The report, Mending Justice: Sentinel Events Reviews, draws on lessons from the medical and aviation fields and offers perspectives on using non-blaming reviews involving all stakeholders to improve the criminal justice system and its outcomes.
Mending Justice contains a message from Attorney General Eric Holder and 16 commentaries from nationally recognized criminal justice researchers and practitioners, including Jennifer Thompson and Maddy deLone. In his message Attorney General Holder said his hope is that the report “…will launch this important and timely exploration and stimulate new ideas about ways we can ensure a fairer and more effective system of justice.”
