216A.137 - CORRECTIONAL POLICY PROJECT.
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. Section History: Recent Form
90 Acts, ch 1124, §5
C91, § 601K.137
C93, § 216A.137
Referred to in § 216A.133