§ 31.222

31-222. Research and evaluation programs A. The department shall establish programs of research, statistics and planning, including the study of its own performance concerning the treatment of adult offenders. B. The department may conduct and supervise research into the causes of detention and treatment of crime and disseminate such information to the public and governmental or private agencies. C. The department may establish such joint research and information facilities of governmental and private agencies as it shall determine.