Michigan Laws 791.402 – Definitions
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 791.402
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Department: means the department of corrections. See Michigan Laws 791.402
- 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.
- Nonprofit service agency: means a nonprofit organization that provides treatment, guidance, training, or other rehabilitative services to individuals, families, or groups in such areas as health, education, vocational training, special education, social services, psychological counseling, alcohol and drug treatment, community service work, victim restitution, and employment. See Michigan Laws 791.402
- Office: means the office of community corrections created in section 3. See Michigan Laws 791.402
- Plan: means a comprehensive corrections plan submitted by a county, city, or regional advisory board under section 8. See Michigan Laws 791.402
- Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
- Recidivism: means any rearrest, reconviction, or reincarceration in prison or jail for a felony or misdemeanor offense or a probation or parole violation of an individual as measured first after 3 years and again after 5 years from the date of his or her release from incarceration, placement on probation, or conviction, whichever is later. See Michigan Laws 791.402
- Regional advisory board: means a community corrections advisory board created by a group of 2 or more counties under section 6 and 7. See Michigan Laws 791.402
- Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
- United States: shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
As used in this act:
(a) “City advisory board” means a community corrections advisory board created by a city under section 6 and 7.
(b) “City-county advisory board” means a community corrections advisory board created by a county and the largest city by population within that county under section 6 and 7.
(c) “Community corrections program” means a program that is operated by or contracted for by a city, county, or group of counties, or is operated by a nonprofit service agency, and that offers programs, services, or both, instead of incarceration in prison, and that are locally operated and provide a continuum of programming options from pretrial through post-adjudication.
(d) “County advisory board” means a community corrections advisory board created by a county under section 6 and 7.
(e) “Department” means the department of corrections.
(f) “Evidence-based practices” means a progressive, organizational use of direct, current scientific evidence to guide and inform efficient and effective correctional services.
(g) “Key performance indicator” means a measure that captures the performance of a critical variable to expand and improve community-based corrections programs to promote offender success, ensure accountability, enhance public safety, and reduce recidivism.
(h) “Moderate to high risk” means that the individual assessed has scored in the moderate to high range of risk using an actuarial, objective, validated risk and need assessment instrument.
(i) “Nonprofit service agency” means a nonprofit organization that provides treatment, guidance, training, or other rehabilitative services to individuals, families, or groups in such areas as health, education, vocational training, special education, social services, psychological counseling, alcohol and drug treatment, community service work, victim restitution, and employment.
(j) “Office” means the office of community corrections created in section 3.
(k) “Plan” means a comprehensive corrections plan submitted by a county, city, or regional advisory board under section 8.
(l) “Recidivism” means any rearrest, reconviction, or reincarceration in prison or jail for a felony or misdemeanor offense or a probation or parole violation of an individual as measured first after 3 years and again after 5 years from the date of his or her release from incarceration, placement on probation, or conviction, whichever is later.
(m) “Regional advisory board” means a community corrections advisory board created by a group of 2 or more counties under section 6 and 7.
(n) “State board” means the state community corrections advisory board created in section 3.
(o) “Technical parole violation” means a violation of the terms of a parolee’s parole order that is not a violation of a law of this state, a political subdivision of this state, another state, or the United States or of tribal law.
(p) “Technical probation violation” means a violation of the terms of a probationer’s probation order that is not a violation of a law of this state, a political subdivision of this state, another state, or the United States or of tribal law.