Safe Measures documentation New Jersey
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| Submitted | Feb. 16, 2021 |
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From: Todd Feathers
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the New Jersey Open Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1) Any documents listing the variables (also known as inputs) incorporated into DCF's Safe Measures predictive models, such as a predictive model report or variable library.
2) Any differential impact analyses, regression analyses, or validation studies of the Safe Measures predictive models completed by DCF, another state agency, Evident Change (formerly NCCD), or any other outside entity.
I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and I intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest and not for any commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter.
I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 7 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Todd Feathers
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following New Jersey Open Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 16, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Department of Children and Families
Dear Mr. Feathers,
Thank you for your message. My apologies for not responding earlier. Due to the challenges during this pandemic and working remotely, it appears the appropriate office is still compiling this information. Accordingly, we require an additional time and request an extension of the due date to March 5, 2021. If anything changes in regards to the availability of a response to your request(s), you will be notified prior to said date. Thank you for your patience and cooperation in this matter.
Sybil R. Trotta, Esq.
Legal Specialist
Department of Children and Families
Office of Legal Affairs
P.O. Box 717
50 East State Street
Trenton, New Jersey 08625
(609) 888-7814 (office)
(201) 463-1016 (cell)
(609) 292-0731 (fax)
Sybil.Trotta@dcf.nj.gov<mailto:Sybil.Trotta@dcf.nj.gov>
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From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following New Jersey Open Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 16, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Department of Children and Families
Thank you so much for bringing this to my attention. I will reach out to the appropriate office and respond to you next week on Tuesday, March 16, 2021. Thank you for your continued patience.
Sybil R. Trotta, Esq.
Legal Specialist
Department of Children and Families
Office of Legal Affairs
P.O. Box 717
50 East State Street
Trenton, New Jersey 08625
(609) 888-7814 (office)
(201) 463-1016 (cell)
(609) 292-0731 (fax)
Sybil.Trotta@dcf.nj.gov<mailto:Sybil.Trotta@dcf.nj.gov>
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From: Department of Children and Families
Dear Mr. Feathers,
Please be advised that Safe Measures does not do predictive modeling. However, Structured decision Making does. Would you like to clarify your request to reflect information around Structured Decision Making? Please respond to this message by March 22, 2021. Thank you,
Sybil R. Trotta, Esq.
Legal Specialist
Department of Children and Families
Office of Legal Affairs
P.O. Box 717
50 East State Street
Trenton, New Jersey 08625
(609) 888-7814 (office)
(201) 463-1016 (cell)
(609) 292-0731 (fax)
Sybil.Trotta@dcf.nj.gov<mailto:Sybil.Trotta@dcf.nj.gov>
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From: Todd Feathers
Thank you very much for the clarification! Yes, I would like to proceed with the same request but for Structured Decision Making in lieu of Safe Measures.
Appreciate the help!
Todd
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following New Jersey Open Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 16, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Department of Children and Families
Dear Mr. Feathers,
Please be advised that we are looking into your request and will follow-up with you in the next two weeks, by April 14, 2021. Thank you for your continued patience, Sybil
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From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following New Jersey Open Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 16, 2021. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on April 14, 2021. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Department of Children and Families
Good Morning Mr. Feathers,
Thank you for your message. I will follow-up with the office reviewing this request and follow-up with you regarding the status on Monday, April 19, 2021. Thank you, Sybil
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From: Department of Children and Families
Hi Mr. Feathers,
I am following up to let you know that I am still working on this request. I will be out of the office all next week and will provide you with an update when I return on May 10, 2021. Thank you for your continued patience,
Sybil R. Trotta, Esq.
Legal Specialist
Department of Children and Families
Office of Legal Affairs
P.O. Box 717
50 East State Street
Trenton, New Jersey 08625
(609) 888-7814 (office)
(201) 463-1016 (cell)
(609) 292-0731 (fax)
Sybil.Trotta@dcf.nj.gov<mailto:Sybil.Trotta@dcf.nj.gov>
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From: Department of Children and Families
Dear Mr. Feathers,
We are following up with you to seek clarification of your request. Please note that Safe Measures is a reporting tool, not a predictive modeling tool. There are no regression analysis or validation studies associated with Safe Measures. DCF can supply you with a list of variables included in SafeMeasures reports. Can you verify that this is the information you are seeking.
Please advise at your earliest opportunity. Than you,
Sybil R. Trotta, Esq.
Legal Specialist
Department of Children and Families
Office of Legal Affairs
P.O. Box 717
50 East State Street
Trenton, New Jersey 08625
(609) 888-7814 (office)
(201) 463-1016 (cell)
(609) 292-0731 (fax)
Sybil.Trotta@dcf.nj.gov<mailto:Sybil.Trotta@dcf.nj.gov>
This E-mail, including any attachments, may be intended solely for the personal and confidential use of the sender and recipient(s) named above. This message may include advisory, consultative and/or deliberative material and, as such, would be privileged and confidential and not a public document. If you have received this e-mail in error, you must not review, transmit, convert to hard copy, copy, use or disseminate this e-mail or any attachments to it and you must delete this message. You are requested to notify the sender by return e-mail.
From: Todd Feathers
Hi Sybil,
In your March 12 email you mentioned that while Safe Measures doesn't include predictive models, Structured Decision Making does, and asked if I'd like to frame my request around Structured Decision Making instead.
I'd certainly appreciate the list of variables for Safe Measures reports, but I'd also like to proceed with the original request for Structured Decision Making. If it's easier for you folks to track it, I can also just resubmit the request and replace Safe Measures with Structured Decision Making.
Appreciate all the help!
Todd
From: Department of Children and Families
Hi Mr. Feathers, upon speaking with the office directly responsible for providing this information, it appears I misspoke in my March 12, 2021 message to you. I have been speaking with the office to be clear about your request and was told that Safe Measures is a reporting tool, not a predictive modeling tool. There are no regression analysis or validation studies associated with Safe Measures. DCF can supply you with a list of variables included in SafeMeasures reports.
Based on your answer, I will follow-up that this is the information you are seeking. With regard to SDM aspect, the answer would be that we have no responsive documents. Thank you,
Sybil
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From: Department of Children and Families
Dear Mr. Feathers,
The New Jersey Department of Children and Families (NJDCF) has received your request as follows: "Subject: New Jersey Open Public Records Act Request: Safe Measures documentation New Jersey, To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the New Jersey Open Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1) Any documents listing the variables (also known as inputs) incorporated into DCF's Safe Measures predictive models, such as a predictive model report or variable library.
2) Any differential impact analyses, regression analyses, or validation studies of the Safe Measures predictive models completed by DCF, another state agency, Evident Change (formerly NCCD), or any other outside entity.
I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and I intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest and not for any commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter.
I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 7 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Todd Feathers
Please find attached the records responsive to your request. Also attached is a receipt closing your request. Thank you for your interest in NJDCF.
Sybil R. Trotta, Esq.
Legal Specialist
Department of Children and Families
Office of Legal Affairs
P.O. Box 717
50 East State Street
Trenton, New Jersey 08625
(609) 888-7814 (office)
(201) 463-1016 (cell)
(609) 292-0731 (fax)
Sybil.Trotta@dcf.nj.gov<mailto:Sybil.Trotta@dcf.nj.gov>
This E-mail, including any attachments, may be intended solely for the personal and confidential use of the sender and recipient(s) named above. This message may include advisory, consultative and/or deliberative material and, as such, would be privileged and confidential and not a public document. If you have received this e-mail in error, you must not review, transmit, convert to hard copy, copy, use or disseminate this e-mail or any attachments to it and you must delete this message. You are requested to notify the sender by return e-mail.
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