Kentucky Statutes 532.007 – Commonwealth’s sentencing policy
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It is the sentencing policy of the Commonwealth of Kentucky that:
(1) The primary objective of sentencing shall be to maintain public safety and hold offenders accountable while reducing recidivism and criminal behavior and improving outcomes for those offenders who are sentenced;
(2) Reduction of recidivism and criminal behavior is a key measure of the performance of the criminal justice system;
(3) Sentencing judges shall consider:
(a) Beginning July 1, 2013, the results of a defendant‘s risk and needs assessment included in the presentence investigation; and
(b) The likely impact of a potential sentence on the reduction of the defendant’s potential future criminal behavior;
(4) All supervision and treatment programs provided for defendants shall utilize evidence-based practices to reduce the likelihood of future criminal behavior; and
(5) All supervision and treatment programs shall be evaluated at regular intervals to measure and ensure reduction of criminal behavior by defendants in the criminal justice system.
Effective: June 8, 2011
History: Created 2011 Ky. Acts ch. 2, sec. 1, effective June 8, 2011.
(1) The primary objective of sentencing shall be to maintain public safety and hold offenders accountable while reducing recidivism and criminal behavior and improving outcomes for those offenders who are sentenced;
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 532.007
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- 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
- Treatment: when used in a criminal justice context, means targeted interventions
that focus on criminal risk factors in order to reduce the likelihood of criminal behavior. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
(2) Reduction of recidivism and criminal behavior is a key measure of the performance of the criminal justice system;
(3) Sentencing judges shall consider:
(a) Beginning July 1, 2013, the results of a defendant‘s risk and needs assessment included in the presentence investigation; and
(b) The likely impact of a potential sentence on the reduction of the defendant’s potential future criminal behavior;
(4) All supervision and treatment programs provided for defendants shall utilize evidence-based practices to reduce the likelihood of future criminal behavior; and
(5) All supervision and treatment programs shall be evaluated at regular intervals to measure and ensure reduction of criminal behavior by defendants in the criminal justice system.
Effective: June 8, 2011
History: Created 2011 Ky. Acts ch. 2, sec. 1, effective June 8, 2011.