75E-2-201. Definitions for part.
As used in this part:
(1) "Alternative recidivism metric" includes: the number of individuals who are incarcerated in a county jail or a state correctional facility: 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 due to: a subsequent conviction; or an arrest for: a felony offense; or 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 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.