The Centre for Justice Innovation is a charity dedicated to making a fair and effective justice system.
We host an online interactive map on its website, which features case studies of innovative justice projects across the UK. https://justiceinnovation.org/mapping-innovation
We are launch a project to replace the current map with one that has significantly improved usability and aesthetics.
The main objectives of the map are:
1. To promote CJI as an expert in local justice initiatives within the UK.
2. To empower local national practitioners to find out about and draw on local justice innovation in their own work.
3. To convert users of the map into consumers of CJI’s wider work and outputs, such as newsletters, consultancy and practice offers, policy and research reports and events.
Users of the map will consist of: national, international, regional and local stakeholders; from a range of areas within the justice sector, including: service delivery, service commissioning, front-line workers, policymakers and researchers.
Users will access the map to find about innovative projects happening in their local area, for example political figures in their constituencies or journalists working for regional media.
Briefing for a new map:
We want a map of the United Kingdom, which hosts current and future case studies on its geographic location. We want the map to function and look like this one. https://artsandculture.google.com/partner?hl=en&tab=map. When the map is clicked on, we want a text box to appear with a brief summary of the project and a link to the individual case study page.
Other considerations
• The current map is custom Drupal module. The new map must be integrated with CJI’s current website CMS programme (Drupal), and it must be possible to be edited and updated by the admin of this website.
• The map must be a non-propriety, standard, off the shelf plug in solution.
• Usability is key. The map must be easy and seamless to navigate.
• Users must be able to filter the case studies without forcing a page refresh. An ideal model is the search function used by the clothing retailer ASOS.
• The new map must be large and fill the whole page.
• Our aspiration is for the map to hold a large quantity of case studies, and we are concerned that this could overload certain parts of the maps. The solution we propose is the function used by this map, though we are open to alternative suggestions.
Next steps:
We would like to invite you to share your proposals with us for a new map of innovation to go on the CJI website. We would like you to send a proposal containing an estimated timescale, costing, technical architecture and functionality.
Please email your proposal to lslade@justiceinnovation.org and ssmith@justiceinnovation.org by 02.07.20. If you have any questions about the project, please do not hesitate to get in touch.
