Founded in 1989, Justice Planning Associates specializes in justice system operations, planning, and design. JPA's work philosophy is predicated upon thorough methodology, and a client-intensive and operationally-focused approach. JPA consists entirely of former justice system practitioners who bring in-depth experience and a special commitment and operational concentration to the justice planning process. That commitment to the American System of law and justice, and to the effective and efficient operation of the courts, provides a more than ordinary incentive to develop workable facility and operational plans. The operational concentration on long-range and flexible planning insures that systems and facilities accommodate not only current organizational structures and operational practices, but the opportunity for inevitable change as well. JPA staff have experience in more than 150 projects in nearly 30 states and in Canada. Programming and design assistance services have been provided for over 23 million square feet of space for new and renovated justice facilities, ranging in size from 30,000 to over 1 million square feet.