As used in this chapter:

(1) “Commission” means the State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice created in Section 63M-7-201.

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Terms Used In Utah Code 63M-7-101.5

  • Commission: means the State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice created in Section 63M-7-201. See Utah Code 63M-7-101.5
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Recidivism: means a return to criminal activity after a previous criminal conviction. See Utah Code 63M-7-101.5
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(2) “Desistance” means an individual’s abstinence from further criminal activity after a previous criminal conviction.
(3) “Intervention” means a program, sanction, supervision, or event that may impact recidivism.
(4) “Recidivism” means a return to criminal activity after a previous criminal conviction.
(5) “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.