62H.320 - Director of Department of Health and Human Services to establish program to compile and analyze data concerning juvenile sex offenders.
62H.320 Director of Department of Health and Human Services to establish program to compile and analyze data concerning juvenile sex offenders.
1. The Director of the Department of Health and Human Services shall establish within the Department a program to compile and analyze data concerning juvenile sex offenders. The program must be designed to:
(a) Provide statistical data relating to the recidivism of juvenile sex offenders; and
(b) Use the data provided by the Division of Child and Family Services of the Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to NRS 62H.220 to assess the effectiveness of programs for the treatment of juvenile sex offenders.
2. The Director of the Department of Health and Human Services shall report the statistical data and findings from the program to:
(a) The Legislature at the beginning of each regular session.
(b) The Advisory Commission on the Administration of Justice on or before January 31 of each even-numbered year.
3. The data acquired pursuant to this section is confidential and must be used only for the purpose of research. The data and findings generated pursuant to this section must not contain information that may reveal the identity of a juvenile sex offender or the identity of an individual victim of a crime.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 1842)