§1671. Criminal justice planning committees
1.
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."
[PL 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;
[PL 2007, c. 377, §7 (NEW).]
B.
Judges;
[PL 2007, c. 377, §7 (NEW).]
C.
Prosecutors;
[PL 2007, c. 377, §7 (NEW).]
D.
Sheriffs;
[PL 2007, c. 377, §7 (NEW).]
E.
Jail administrators;
[PL 2007, c. 377, §7 (NEW).]
F.
Adult probation officers;
[PL 2007, c. 377, §7 (NEW).]
G.
State and municipal law enforcement officers;
[PL 2007, c. 377, §7 (NEW).]
H.
Defense attorneys;
[PL 2007, c. 377, §7 (NEW).]
I.
The courts;
[PL 2007, c. 377, §7 (NEW).]
J.
Victim advocates; and
[PL 2007, c. 377, §7 (NEW).]
K.
Members of the public.
[PL 2007, c. 377, §7 (NEW).]
[PL 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;
[PL 2023, c. 405, Pt. A, §113 (AMD).]
B.
Regularly assessing county correctional needs and determining what community correctional programs best meet those needs; and
[PL 2007, c. 653, Pt. A, §18 (AMD).]
C.
[PL 2007, c. 653, Pt. A, §18 (RP).]
D.
[PL 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.
[PL 2007, c. 377, §7 (NEW).]
[PL 2023, c. 405, Pt. A, §113 (AMD).]
4.
Reports.
[PL 2007, c. 653, Pt. A, §19 (RP).]
5.
Collaboration.
[PL 2007, c. 653, Pt. A, §20 (RP).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2007, c. 377, §7 (NEW). PL 2007, c. 653, Pt. A, §§17-20 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 329, Pt. A, §18 (AMD). PL 2023, c. 405, Pt. A, §113 (AMD).