The Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety is responsible for matters affecting the judiciary and judicial procedure that are within the authority of the Council; matters affecting decedents’ estates and fiduciary affairs; matters affecting criminal law and procedure; juvenile justice; elections; government ethics; campaign finance; matters arising from or pertaining to the police and fire regulations of the District of Columbia; and other matters related to police protection, correctional institutions (including youth corrections), fire prevention, emergency medical services, homeland security, criminal justice, and public safety.
Agencies, Commissions, and Boards:
- Access to Justice Initiative
- Child Fatality Review Committee
- Child Support Guideline Commission
- Clemency Board
- Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure
- Commission on Women
- Comprehensive Homicide Elimination Strategy Task Force
- Concealed Pistol Licensing Review Board
- Corrections Information Council
- Criminal Code Reform Commission
- Criminal Justice Coordinating Council
- Department of Corrections
- Department of Forensic Sciences, or successor agency
- Developmental Disabilities Fatality Review Committee
- District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission
- District of Columbia National Guard
- District of Columbia Sentencing Commission
- Domestic Violence Fatality Review Board
- Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department
- Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency
- Homeland Security Commission
- Juvenile Justice Advisory Group
- Maternal Mortality Review Committee
- Metropolitan Police Department
- Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Commission
- Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement
- Office of Police Complaints
- Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia
- Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
- Office of the Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice
- Office of Unified Communications
- Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants
- Office on Women’s Policy and Initiatives
- Police Complaints Board
- Police Officers Standards and Training Board
- Science Advisory Board, or successor board
- Uniform Law Commission
- Use of Force Review Board
- Violence Fatality Review Committee