North Carolina § 164-47 Biennial Report on Recidivism

North Carolina Statutes

§ 164-47 — Biennial Report on Recidivism

North Carolina § 164-47

Ch. 164Concerning the General Statutes of North Carolina

Art. 4Sentencing Commission

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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 164-47 (2026).

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The Judicial Department, through the North Carolina Sentencing and Policy Advisory Commission and the Department of Adult Correction, shall jointly conduct ongoing evaluations of community corrections programs and in-prison treatment programs and make a biennial report to the General Assembly. The report shall include composite measures of program effectiveness based on recidivism rates, other outcome measures, and costs of the programs.
During the 1998-99 fiscal year, the Sentencing and Policy Advisory Commission shall coordinate the collection of all data necessary to create an expanded database containing offender information on prior convictions, current conviction and sentence, program participation, and outcome measures. Each program to be evaluated shall assist the Commission in the

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The Judicial Department, through the North Carolina Sentencing and Policy Advisory Commission and the Department of Adult Correction, shall jointly conduct ongoing evaluations of community corrections programs and in-prison treatment programs and make a biennial report to the General Assembly. The report shall include composite measures of program effectiveness based on recidivism rates, other outcome measures, and costs of the programs.
During the 1998-99 fiscal year, the Sentencing and Policy Advisory Commission shall coordinate the collection of all data necessary to create an expanded database containing offender information on prior convictions, current conviction and sentence, program participation, and outcome measures. Each program to be evaluated shall assist the Commission in the development of systems and collection of data necessary to complete the evaluation process. The first evaluation report shall be presented to the Chairs of the Senate and House Appropriations Committees and the Chairs of the Senate and House Appropriations Subcommittees on Justice and Public Safety by April 15, 2000, and future reports shall be made by April 15 of each even-numbered year. (1998-212, s. 16.18(a); 2011-145, s. 19.1(h); 2017-186, s. 2(ppppppppp); 2021-180, s. 19C.9(uuuu); 2023-134, s. 16.16(b).)