The Criminal Justice Planning division works to promote, coordinate and evaluate the administration of local criminal justice system in Jefferson County, Colo. Its criminal justice coordinating committee is comprised of elected officials and policy makers from criminal justice agencies, general government and community organizations. The division is involved in the policy planning process for public safety and fair and just system. The Criminal Justice Planning division manages the workload of various criminal justice agencies and prevents and reduces jail crowding. It operates a criminal justice planning unit that has several full- and part-time planning and analytical staff. The division is a part of the Jefferson County government. The Criminal Justice Planning division is located in Golden, Colo.