KRS 532.007: Commonwealth's sentencing policy.

It is the sentencing policy of the Commonwealth of Kentucky that:

(1) The primary objective of sentencing shall be to maintain public safety and hold

offenders accountable while reducing recidivism and criminal behavior and

improving outcomes for those offenders who are sentenced;

(2) Reduction of recidivism and criminal behavior is a key measure of the performance

of the criminal justice system;

(3) Sentencing judges shall consider:

(a) Beginning July 1, 2013, the results of a defendant's risk and needs as sessment

included in the presentence investigation; and

(b) The likely impact of a potential sentence on the reduction of the defendant's

potential future criminal behavior;

(4) All supervision and treatment programs provided for defendants shall utilize

evidence-based practices to reduce the likelihood of future criminal behavior; and

(5) All supervision and treatment programs shall be evaluated at regular intervals to

measure and ensure reduction of criminal behavior by defendants in the criminal

justice system.