Justice Decision Observability™ (JDO™): Category Ownership Manifesto (Version 1.2) JDO-2026-001

Justice Decision Observability™ (JDO™) establishes a new governance discipline focused on making human decision-making behavior visible within AI-supported and operational justice environments. While existing approaches emphasize system outputs, compliance, and post-incident analysis, they do not account for how decisions are interpreted, formed, and executed in real-world conditions. This manifesto defines the previously unstructured layer between signal and outcome, where authority is exercised and risk accumulates. By naming and framing this gap, Justice Decision Observability™ introduces a foundational shift from system-level oversight to execution-layer governance. This document establishes the field, asserts category ownership, and defines the need for structured approaches to observing, reconstructing, and governing decision environments.