216A.137 Correctional policy project.
The division shall maintain an Iowa correctional policy project for the purpose of conducting analyses of major correctional issues affecting the criminal and juvenile justice system. The council shall identify and prioritize the issues and studies to be addressed by the division through this project and shall report project plans and findings annually along with the report required in section 216A.135. Issues and studies to be considered by the council shall include, but are not limited to a review of the information systems available to assess corrections trends and program effectiveness, the development of an evaluation plan for assessing the impact of corrections expenditures, a study of the desirability and feasibility of changing the state’s sentencing practices, a public opinion survey to assess the public’s view of possible changes in current corrections practices, and the development of parole guidelines.
The division may form subcommittees for the purpose of addressing major correctional issues affecting the criminal and juvenile justice system. The division shall establish a subcommittee to address issues specifically affecting the juvenile justice system.
90 Acts, ch 1124, §5
C91, §601K.137
C93, §216A.137
Referred to in §216A.131A, 216A.133
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