As used in this chapter:
(1) "Alternative recidivism metric" includes:
(a) the number of individuals who are incarcerated in a county jail or a state correctional facility:
(i) within three years after the day on which the individuals are released from incarceration in a county jail or state correctional facility for a prior conviction; and
(ii) due to:
(A) a subsequent conviction; or
(B) an arrest for:
(I) a felony offense; or
(II) a misdemeanor offense when an element of the misdemeanor offense is the use or attempted use of physical force against an individual or property; and
(b) a recidivism measurement reported to the commission under Subsection 63M-7-102(3).
(2) "Commission" means, except as provided in Sections 63M-7-901 and 63M-7-1101, the State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice created in Section 63M-7-201.
(3) "Desistance" means an individual's abstinence from further criminal activity after a previous criminal conviction.
(4) "Intervention" means a program, sanction, supervision, or event that may impact recidivism.
(5) "Recidivism" means a return to criminal activity after a previous criminal conviction.
(6) "Recidivism standard metric" means the number of individuals who are returned to prison for a new conviction within the three years after the day on which the individuals were released from prison.