63M-7-204 - Duties of commission. - Utah Statutes

63M-7-204. Duties of commission.
The State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice administration shall:
(1) promote the commission's purposes as enumerated in Section 63M-7-201;
(2) promote the communication and coordination of all criminal and juvenile justiceagencies;
(3) study, evaluate, and report on the status of crime in the state and on the effectivenessof criminal justice policies, procedures, and programs that are directed toward the reduction ofcrime in the state;
(4) study, evaluate, and report on policies, procedures, and programs of otherjurisdictions which have effectively reduced crime;
(5) identify and promote the implementation of specific policies and programs thecommission determines will significantly reduce crime in Utah;
(6) provide analysis and recommendations on all criminal and juvenile justice legislation,state budget, and facility requests, including program and fiscal impact on all components of thecriminal and juvenile justice system;
(7) provide analysis, accountability, recommendations, and supervision for state andfederal criminal justice grant money;
(8) provide public information on the criminal and juvenile justice system and givetechnical assistance to agencies or local units of government on methods to promote publicawareness;
(9) promote research and program evaluation as an integral part of the criminal andjuvenile justice system;
(10) provide a comprehensive criminal justice plan annually;
(11) review agency forecasts regarding future demands on the criminal and juvenilejustice systems, including specific projections for secure bed space;
(12) promote the development of criminal and juvenile justice information systems thatare consistent with common standards for data storage and are capable of appropriately sharinginformation with other criminal justice information systems by:
(a) developing and maintaining common data standards for use by all state criminaljustice agencies;
(b) annually performing audits of criminal history record information maintained by statecriminal justice agencies to assess their accuracy, completeness, and adherence to standards;
(c) defining and developing state and local programs and projects associated with theimprovement of information management for law enforcement and the administration of justice;and
(d) establishing general policies concerning criminal and juvenile justice informationsystems and making rules as necessary to carry out the duties under this Subsection (12) andSubsection (10);
(13) allocate and administer grants, from money made available, for approved educationprograms to help prevent the sexual exploitation of children; and
(14) allocate and administer grants funded from money from the Law EnforcementOperations Account created in Section 51-9-411 for law enforcement operations and programsrelated to reducing illegal drug activity and related criminal activity.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 382, 2008 General Session