Methodology.

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In making recommendations, the commission shall

(1) solicit and consider information and views from a variety of constituencies to represent the broad spectrum of views that exist with respect to possible approaches to sentencing and administration of justice in the state; and

(2) base recommendations on the following factors:

(A) the seriousness of each offense in relation to other offenses;

(B) the effect of an offender's prior criminal history on sentencing;

(C) the need to rehabilitate criminal offenders;

(D) the need to confine offenders to prevent harm to the public;

(E) the extent to which criminal offenses harm victims and endanger the public safety and order;

(F) the effect of sentencing in deterring an offender or other members of society from future criminal conduct;

(G) the effect of sentencing as a community condemnation of criminal acts and as a reaffirmation of societal norms;

(H) the elimination of unjustified disparity in sentences;

(I) the sufficiency of state agency resources to administer the criminal justice system of the state;

(J) the effect of criminal justice laws and practices on reducing the rate of recidivism in the state;

(K) peer reviewed and data-driven research; and

(L) the efficacy of evidence-based restorative justice initiatives on persons convicted of criminal violations and offenses, the victim, and the community.


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