Sec. 44.19.641. Creation of commission.

The Alaska Criminal Justice Data Analysis Commission is established in the Office of the Governor.

Sec. 44.19.642. Membership; staff.

(a) The commission consists of 16 members, appointed or designated in a manner that ensures rural areas of the state are represented, as follows: (1) the chief justice of the Alaska Supreme Court or another active or retired justice of the supreme court or an active or retired judge of the court of appeals designated […]

Sec. 44.19.643. Compensation.

Members of the commission serve without compensation but are entitled to per diem and travel expenses authorized for boards and commissions under AS 39.20.180.

Sec. 44.19.644. Meetings.

A majority of the members constitutes a quorum for conducting business and exercising the powers of the commission. The commission shall meet at least quarterly, at the call of the chair, at the request of the majority of the members, or at a regularly scheduled time as determined by a majority of the members. The […]

Sec. 44.19.645. Powers and duties of the commission.

(a) The commission shall (1) contract for data analysis, research, reports, or studies necessary to understand the functions, operations, and outcomes of the criminal justice system in the state, including studies that consider (A) statutes, court rules, and court decisions relevant to sentencing of criminal defendants in misdemeanor and felony cases; (B) the needs and […]

Sec. 44.19.646. Methodology.

In conducting research, 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) adopt a research agenda and priorities based on art. I, secs. 7, […]

Sec. 44.19.647. Annual report and recommendations.

(a) The commission shall submit to the governor and the legislature an annual report. The report must include (1) a description of its proceedings for the previous calendar year; (2) a description of recidivism rates; (3) analysis of the data reported by the Department of Law under AS 44.23.040; (4) the results of any data […]

Sec. 44.19.649. Definitions.

In AS 44.19.641 – 44.19.649, (1) “commission” means the Alaska Criminal Justice Data Analysis Commission; (2) “recidivism” means the percentage of convicted defendants who are booked into, or who return to, a correctional facility within three years after release or the date of conviction, whichever is later; (3) “technical violation” means a violation of a […]