Our Purpose
The Office of Justice Policy and Programs (OJPP) serves as the Metropolitan County Criminal Justice Services Agency for Franklin County and is directed by oversight of the Franklin County Board of Commissioners and the Franklin County Criminal Justice Planning Board.
OJPP has responsibility for all County initiatives regarding Justice Grants (JAG, TITLE II JJDP, VAWA, JMHC, and others), reentry planning and program recommendations, domestic violence/intimate partner violence prevention and services, and national Stepping Up and Data Driven Justice involvement. OJPP also staffs the Franklin County Reentry Advisory Board and represents the County on various local, state, and national organizations, committees, and initiatives.
Criminal Justice Planning Board
The purpose of the Criminal Justice Planning Board is to exercise leadership in improving the quality of the criminal and juvenile justice systems in Franklin County. Quarterly meetings of the CJPB are open to the public.
Listed below are the 2025 meeting dates and all meeting times are 2:00pm - 4:00pm held in Meeting Room A located on the 1st floor of 369 S. High St, Columbus, Ohio, 43215:
- Meeting dates coming soon!
Criminal Justice Planning Board
Resources
Pathways - Transformational Programming for Women(PDF, 635KB)
Pathways participants are showing significant reductions in recidivism and significant increases in healthy living and pro-social behavior participation.
Stepping Up Initiative
The Stepping Up Initiative is a national initiative targeted at reducing the number of people with mental illnesses in jails.
Grants
The Office of Justice Policy and Programs is the fiduciary agent and grant administrator for the County's major federal funding for law enforcement, prosecution, crime prevention and education, and technology improvement. See justice grants:
- Justice Assistance Grant (JAG)
- Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention (Title II)
- Violence Against Women (VAWA)