South Suburban Disproportionate Minority Confinement (SSDMC) utilizes a data-driven and consensus based process that focuses on reducing disproportionate minority confinement.  Although changes occur with stakeholders, SSDMC creates a work plan to maintain focus on the goals and objectives.  SSDMC works in collaboration with the stakeholders such as judges, prosecutors and public defenders, probation department, police, community groups and the business community to meet the following objectives:

 - Examine and modify policies and procedures systemically

 - Develop or improve an objective risk assessment instrument (RAI) to determine which

   youth are appropriate for detention

 - Analyze decisions made at sentencing that lead to unfair disproportionate levels among

   youth of color

 - Provide input, feedback and assistance to the SSDMC process