ORS 137.656
Redline — January 1, 2015 → current.View current text →
Current — January 1, 2017
As of January 1, 2015
(1) The purpose of the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission is to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of state and local criminal justice systems by providing a centralized and impartial forum for statewide policy development and planning.
(1) The purpose of the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission is to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of state and local criminal justice systems by providing a centralized and impartial forum for statewide policy development and planning.
(2) The primary duty of the commission is to develop and maintain a state criminal justice policy and comprehensive, long-range plan for a coordinated state criminal justice system that encompasses public safety, offender accountability, crime reduction and prevention and offender treatment and rehabilitation. The plan must include, but need not be limited to, recommendations regarding:
(a) Capacity, utilization and type of state and local prison and jail facilities;
(b) Implementation of community corrections programs;
(c) Alternatives to the use of prison and jail facilities;
(d) Appropriate use of existing facilities and programs;
(e) Whether additional or different facilities and programs are necessary;
(f) Methods of assessing the effectiveness of juvenile and adult correctional programs, devices and sanctions in reducing future criminal conduct by juvenile and adult offenders;
(g) Methods of reducing the risk of future criminal conduct; and
(h) The effective utilization of local public safety coordinating councils.
(2) The primary duty of the commission is to develop and maintain a state criminal justice policy and comprehensive, long-range plan for a coordinated state criminal justice system that encompasses public safety, offender accountability, crime reduction and prevention and offender treatment and rehabilitation. The plan must include, but need not be limited to, recommendations regarding:
(a) Capacity, utilization and type of state and local prison and jail facilities;
(b) Implementation of community corrections programs;
(c) Alternatives to the use of prison and jail facilities;
(d) Appropriate use of existing facilities and programs;
(e) Whether additional or different facilities and programs are necessary;
(f) Methods of assessing the effectiveness of juvenile and adult correctional programs, devices and sanctions in reducing future criminal conduct by juvenile and adult offenders;
(g) Methods of reducing the risk of future criminal conduct; and
(h) The effective utilization of local public safety coordinating councils.
(3) Other duties of the commission are: (a) To conduct joint studies by agreement with other state agencies, boards or commissions on any matter within the jurisdiction of the commission. (b) To provide Oregon criminal justice analytical and statistical information to federal agencies and serve as a clearinghouse and information center for the collection, preparation, analysis and dissemination of information on state and local sentencing practices. (c) To provide technical assistance and support to local public safety coordinating councils. (d) To receive grant applications to start or expand drug court programs as defined in ORS 3.450, to make rules to govern the grant process and to award grant funds according to the rules.
(3) Other duties of the commission are: (a) To conduct joint studies by agreement with other state agencies, boards or commissions on any matter within the jurisdiction of the commission. (b) To provide Oregon criminal justice analytical and statistical information to federal agencies and serve as a clearinghouse and information center for the collection, preparation, analysis and dissemination of information on state and local sentencing practices. (c) To provide technical assistance and support to local public safety coordinating councils. (d) To receive grant applications to start or expand drug court programs as defined in ORS 3.450, to make rules to govern the grant process and to award grant funds according to the rules. (e) To prepare the racial and ethnic impact statements described in ORS 137.683 and 137.685.
(4) The commission shall establish by rule the information that must be submitted under ORS 137.010 (9) and the methods for submitting the information. A rule adopted under this subsection must be approved by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court before it takes effect.
(4) The commission shall establish by rule the information that must be submitted under ORS 137.010 (9) and the methods for submitting the information. A rule adopted under this subsection must be approved by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court before it takes effect.
(5) The commission may:
(a) Apply for and receive gifts and grants from any public or private source.
(b) Award grants from funds appropriated by the Legislative Assembly to the commission or from funds otherwise available from any other source, for the purpose of carrying out the duties of the commission.
(c) Adopt rules to carry out the provisions of this subsection.
(a) “Criminal offender population” means all persons who are convicted of a crime or adjudicated for an act that, if committed by an adult, would constitute a crime.
(b) “Recipients of human services” means all persons who are found to be within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court under ORS 419B.100 or who receive child welfare services described in ORS 418.005.
(2) To obtain a racial and ethnic impact statement described in this section, one member of the Legislative Assembly from each major political party must sign a written request. Upon receipt of the written request, the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission shall prepare a racial and ethnic impact statement that describes the effects of proposed legislation on the racial and ethnic composition of:
(a) The criminal offender population; or
(b) Recipients of human services.
(3) A racial and ethnic impact statement must be impartial, simple and understandable and must include, for racial and ethnic groups for which data are available, the following:
(a) An estimate of how the proposed legislation would change the racial and ethnic composition of the criminal offender population or recipients of human services;
(b) A statement of the methodologies and assumptions used in preparing the estimate; and
(c) If the racial and ethnic impact statement addresses the effect of proposed legislation on the criminal offender population, an estimate of the racial and ethnic composition of the crime victims who may be affected by the proposed legislation.
(4) The commission shall adopt rules to carry out the provisions of this section.
(5) The commission may:
(a) Apply for and receive gifts and grants from any public or private source.
(b) Award grants from funds appropriated by the Legislative Assembly to the commission or from funds otherwise available from any other source, for the purpose of carrying out the duties of the commission.
(c) Adopt rules to carry out the provisions of this subsection.
Official source: Oregon State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Oregon statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.