Section 44.19.646. Methodology.

In making recommendations, the commission shall
        (1) solicit and consider information and views from a variety of constituencies to represent the broad spectrum of views that exist with respect to possible approaches to sentencing and administration of justice in the state; and
        (2) base recommendations on the following factors:
             (A) the seriousness of each offense in relation to other offenses;
             (B) the effect of an offender's prior criminal history on sentencing;
             (C) the need to rehabilitate criminal offenders;
             (D) the need to confine offenders to prevent harm to the public;
             (E) the extent to which criminal offenses harm victims and endanger the public safety and order;
             (F) the effect of sentencing in deterring an offender or other members of society from future criminal conduct;
             (G) the effect of sentencing as a community condemnation of criminal acts and as a reaffirmation of societal norms;
             (H) the elimination of unjustified disparity in sentences;
             (I) the sufficiency of state agency resources to administer the criminal justice system of the state;
             (J) the effect of criminal justice laws and practices on reducing the rate of recidivism in the state;
             (K) peer reviewed and data-driven research; and
             (L) the efficacy of evidence-based restorative justice initiatives on persons convicted of criminal violations and offenses, the victim, and the community.

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History

(Sec. 32 ch 83 SLA 2014)