Section 63M-7-101.5 - Definitions for chapterAs used in this chapter:
(1) "Commission" means the State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice created in Section 63M-7-201.(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.Added by Chapter 208, 2024 General Session ,§ 2, eff. 5/1/2024.