Criminal justice
Criminal Justice Research & Statistics Center (CJRSC)
Conducts research, forecast, and statistical summaries of key criminal justice indicators investigating the causes of change in the criminal justice system.
Provides assistance in the successful coordination, implementation, and monitoring of public policy.
Public Safety Policy and Research Center (PSPRC)
Uniquely positioned as a source for public safety data, research, policy, and statistical analyses to inform decisions by the Governor, the legislature, other state agencies, research communities, and the public.
Home to in-house analytical research and databases ranging from public safety including its tenets of criminal justice, traffic safety, public health, corrections, and law, justice, and order.
Sentencing Guidelines Commission
Promotes accountability and equity in adult and juvenile sentencing, provides accurate and timely information about sentencing, and recommends improvements in the criminal justice system.
Derives its authority from the Sentencing Reform Act of 1981 and was established within the OFM after legislative changes in 2011.
Advises the Governor and the Legislature on issues relating to adult and juvenile sentencing.
Sex Offender Policy Board
Responds to policy issues that arise in Washington state related to sex offender management, in a way that enhances the state's interest in protecting the community with an emphasis on public safety.
Serves a wide variety of duties that range from conducting individual case reviews to undertaking projects that inform policy related to sex offenders.