Section 1671 - Criminal justice planning committees1.Establishment. Each county, or each county working jointly with another county or other counties or with the Department of Corrections, may establish a local criminal justice planning committee, referred to in this subchapter as "the committee." [2007, c. 653, Pt. A, §17 (AMD).]
2.Membership. Each committee is composed of representatives of various criminal justice stakeholder groups, including, but not limited to:A. County commissioners; [2007, c. 377, §7 (NEW).]B. Judges; [2007, c. 377, §7 (NEW).]C. Prosecutors; [2007, c. 377, §7 (NEW).]D. Sheriffs; [2007, c. 377, §7 (NEW).]E. Jail administrators; [2007, c. 377, §7 (NEW).]F. Adult probation officers; [2007, c. 377, §7 (NEW).]G. State and municipal law enforcement officers; [2007, c. 377, §7 (NEW).]H. Defense attorneys; [2007, c. 377, §7 (NEW).]I. The courts; [2007, c. 377, §7 (NEW).]J. Victim advocates; and [2007, c. 377, §7 (NEW).]K. Members of the public. [2007, c. 377, §7 (NEW).] [2007, c. 377, §7 (NEW).]
3.Duties. Each committee shall collaborate with each other and coordinate efforts to educate, update and increase the use of evidence-based community corrections practices at the local level. The duties of each committee include: A. Developing and adopting a mission statement; [2023, c. 405, Pt. A, §113 (AMD).]B. Regularly assessing county correctional needs and determining what community correctional programs best meet those needs; and [2007, c. 653, Pt. A, §18 (AMD).]C. [2007, c. 653, Pt. A, §18 (RP).]D. [2007, c. 653, Pt. A, §18 (RP).]E. Monitoring and overseeing community corrections investments and programming, tracking outcomes and making necessary recommendations for change to ensure efficient and effective evidence-based community corrections programming. [2007, c. 377, §7 (NEW).] [2023, c. 405, Pt. A, §113 (AMD).]
4.Reports.[2007, c. 653, Pt. A, §19 (RP).]
5.Collaboration.[2007, c. 653, Pt. A, §20 (RP).]
Amended by 2023SP1, c. 405,§ A-113, eff. 7/10/2023.Amended by 2015, c. 329,§ A-18, eff. 7/12/2015.2007, c. 377, § 7 (NEW) . 2007, c. 653, Pt. A, §§17-20 (AMD) .