In making recommendations, the commission shall
(1) solicit and consider information and views from a variety of constituencies to represent the broad spectrum of views that exist with respect to possible approaches to sentencing and administration of justice in the state; and
(2) base recommendations on the following factors:
(A) the seriousness of each offense in relation to other offenses;
(B) the effect of an offender's prior criminal history on sentencing;
(C) the need to rehabilitate criminal offenders;
(D) the need to confine offenders to prevent harm to the public;
(E) the extent to which criminal offenses harm victims and endanger the public safety and order;
(F) the effect of sentencing in deterring an offender or other members of society from future criminal conduct;
(G) the effect of sentencing as a community condemnation of criminal acts and as a reaffirmation of societal norms;
(H) the elimination of unjustified disparity in sentences;
(I) the sufficiency of state agency resources to administer the criminal justice system of the state;
(J) the effect of criminal justice laws and practices on reducing the rate of recidivism in the state;
(K) peer reviewed and data-driven research; and
(L) the efficacy of evidence-based restorative justice initiatives on persons convicted of criminal violations and offenses, the victim, and the community.
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