Section 16-22-1 - Definitions

16-22-1. Definitions.Terms used in chapters 1-15, 1-54, 16-14, 16-22, 23A-27, 23A-47, 24-15, 24-15A, and 32-23 mean:(1)'Alcohol or drug accountability program,' the 24/7 program or the HOPE program described in §§16-22-8 and 16-22-9;(2)'Board,' the Board of Pardons and Paroles;(3)'Case plan,' an individualized, documented accountability and behavior change strategy that:(a)Matches the type and intensity of supervision to the assessed risk of reoffending;(b)Targets and prioritizes the specific criminal risk factors of the individual, with attention to addressing barriers to learning and participation; and(c)Establishes a timetable for achieving specific behavioral goals, including a schedule for payment of victim restitution, child support, and other financial obligations;(4)'Court-ordered financial obligation,' money that an offender is required to pay and can include restitution, fines, costs, and fees, but does not include child support payments;(5)'Criminal risk factors,' characteristics and behaviors that, when addressed or changed, affect a person's risk for committing crimes. The term includes: antisocial behavior; antisocial personality; criminal thinking; criminal

haracteristics and behaviors that, when addressed or changed, affect a person's risk for committing crimes. The term includes: antisocial behavior; antisocial personality; criminal thinking; criminal associates; dysfunctional family; low levels of employment or education; poor use of leisure and recreation; and substance abuse;(6)'Department,' the Department of Corrections;(7)'Evidence-based practices,' supervision policies, procedures, and practices and treatment and intervention programs and practices that scientific research demonstrates reduce recidivism among individuals under correctional supervision;(8)'Outcome measure,' a metric that captures an agency's effectiveness in impacting a condition within the population served or condition of public safety;(9)'Oversight council,' the council established by §16-22-21;(10)'Parolee,' an offender under parole or suspended sentence supervision by the Department of Corrections;(11)'Performance measure,' a metric that captures agency performance on critical variables that are central to accomplishing the agency mission and goals within this chapter;(12)'Recidivism,' a return to prison within three years of release due to a parole or

formance on critical variables that are central to accomplishing the agency mission and goals within this chapter;(12)'Recidivism,' a return to prison within three years of release due to a parole or suspended sentence violation or due to a prison sentence as a result of a new felony conviction. However, for the purposes of §§16-22-3, 16-22-15, and 16-22-24, the term means being convicted of a felony while on probation supervision or within three years after discharge from probation;(13)'Risk and needs assessment review,' an examination of the results of a validated risk and needs assessment;(14)'Secretary,' the secretary of the Department of Corrections;(15)'Treatment,' when used in a criminal justice context, targeted interventions that focus on criminal risk factors in order to reduce the likelihood of criminal behavior and reflect evidence based practices;(16)'Validated risk and needs assessment,' an actuarial tool scientifically proven to determine a person's risk to reoffend and criminal risk factors, that when addressed, can reduce the person's likelihood of engaging in future criminal behavior. Source: SL 2013, ch 101, §1.