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Utah Code § 75E-2-201: Definitions for part.

As used in this part:
(1) "Alternative recidivism metric" includes:
(a) the number of individuals who are incarcerated in a county jail or a state correctional facility:
(i) within three years after the day on which the individuals are released from incarceration in a county jail or state correctional facility for a prior conviction; and
(ii) due to:
(A) a subsequent conviction; or
(B) an arrest for:
(I) a felony offense; or
(II) a misdemeanor offense when an element of the misdemeanor offense is the use or attempted use of physical force against an individual or property; and
(b) a recidivism measurement reported to the commission under Subsection 75E-2-203(3).
(2) "Commission" means the Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice created in Section 75E-3-102.
(3) "Desistance" means an individual's abstinence from further criminal activity after a previous criminal conviction.
(4) "Intervention" means a program, sanction, supervision, or event that may impact recidivism.
(5) "Recidivism" means a return to criminal activity after a previous criminal conviction.
(6) "Recidivism standard metric" means the number of individuals who are returned to prison for a new conviction within three years after the day on which the individuals were released from prison.

Where this section sits in the code

Title 75E Criminal and Juvenile Justice Administration
Chapter 75E-2 Department Of Criminal Justice
Part 75E-2-2 Department Responsibilities

As used in this part:

(1) "Alternative recidivism metric" includes:

(a) the number of individuals who are incarcerated in a county jail or a state correctional facility:

(i) within three years after the day on which the individuals are released from incarceration in a county jail or state correctional facility for a prior conviction; and

(ii) due to:

(A) a subsequent conviction; or

(B) an arrest for:

(I) a felony offense; or

(II) a misdemeanor offense when an element of the misdemeanor offense is the use or attempted use of physical force against an individual or property; and

(b) a recidivism measurement reported to the commission under Subsection 75E-2-203(3).

(2) "Commission" means the Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice created in Section 75E-3-102.

(3) "Desistance" means an individual's abstinence from further criminal activity after a previous criminal conviction.

(4) "Intervention" means a program, sanction, supervision, or event that may impact recidivism.

(5) "Recidivism" means a return to criminal activity after a previous criminal conviction.

(6) "Recidivism standard metric" means the number of individuals who are returned to prison for a new conviction within three years after the day on which the individuals were released from prison.

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