(1) By December 1 of each year, beginning in 2012, the department shall submit to the Governor, the General Assembly, and the Chief Justice a comprehensive report on its efforts to implement evidence-based practices to reduce recidivism. The report shall include at a minimum:
(a) The percentage of supervised individuals being supervised in accordance with evidence-based practices;

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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 439.3103

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Evidence-based practices: means policies, procedures, programs, and practices proven by scientific research to reliably produce reductions in recidivism when implemented competently. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Year: means calendar year. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010

(b) The percentage of state moneys expended by the department for programs that are evidence based, and a list of all programs with identification of which are evidence based;
(c) Specification of supervision policies, procedures, programs, and practices that were created, modified, or eliminated; and
(d) The department’s recommendations for resource allocation, and any additional collaboration with other state, regional, or local public agencies, private entities, or faith-based and community organizations.
(2) The department shall make the full report and an executive summary available to the general public on its Web site.
Effective: June 8, 2011
History: Created 2011 Ky. Acts ch. 2, sec. 53, effective June 8, 2011.