Bill Text: DE SCR37 | 2009-2010 | 145th General Assembly | Draft

Delaware Senate Concurrent Resolution 37 (Prior Session Legislation)

Draft

Bill Title: Relating To The Delaware Statistical Analysis Center And The Establishment Of The Criminal Justice Statistical Review Committee.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2010-06-30 - Passed in House by Voice Vote [SCR37 Detail]

Download: Delaware-2009-SCR37-Draft.html

SPONSOR:	Sen. Ennis & Rep. J. Johnson
	Sen. Bunting; Reps. Briggs King, Hocker, Hudson, Keeley, Mitchell & D.E. Williams

DELAWARE STATE SENATE

145th GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 37

RELATING TO THE DELAWARE STATISTICAL ANALYSIS CENTER AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE STATISTICAL REVIEW COMMITTEE.

WHEREAS, the Delaware General Assembly established a Race and Incarceration Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee in 2006, which Committee provided direction for data collection and analysis by the Delaware Statistical Analysis Center on the subject of race and incarceration through early 2008; and

WHEREAS, the Statistical Analysis Center has continued collecting and modeling data in accordance with the model and direction agreed upon by the Subcommittee; and

WHEREAS, the Delaware Sentencing Research and Evaluation Committee, which includes representation from numerous affected criminal justice agencies and the public, has been working with the Statistical Analysis Center on its data review and direction, and has included race and incarceration in its Joint Finance committee work plan for the past 4 years; and

WHEREAS, funding provided by the General Assembly for the Statistical Analysis Center's research on this topic, as well as funding for the Delaware Sentencing Research and Evaluation Committee, has been depleted; and

WHEREAS, the General Assembly, assisted by the knowledgeable representatives of the criminal justice system, wishes to continue and expand on the work achieved so far, with the goal of publishing the most reliable research to date on race and incarceration once the study is complete;

NOW THEREFORE,

BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the 145^th General Assembly, the House of Representatives concurring therein, expresses its gratitude to the Director and staff of the Statistical Analysis Center for their tireless work, which now must be analyzed, tested, interpreted and completed for publication.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the data research by the Statistical Analysis Center shall be shared with the Chairs of the Senate and House Corrections Committees at their request for further direction and review as the study progresses.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a Criminal Justice Statistical Review Committee be hereby established to assist the Statistical Analysis Center in readying the study for publication.The Criminal Justice Statistical Review Committee shall have the following membership:

(1) A Chairperson as appointed by the co-chairs of the Joint Finance Committee.

(2) A Member of the Office of Management and Budget.

(3) A Member of the Office of the Controller General.

(4) The Honorable Attorney General or his designee.

(5) The Honorable Cabinet Secretary of the Department of Correction or his designee.

(6) The Honorable Chief Justice or his designee.

(7) A Member of the public appointed by the Chairperson of the Criminal Justice Statistical Review Committee.

This Committee shall review the work of the Statistical Analysis Center, make written policy interpretations and recommendations from the data, and shall act as the liaison between the Statistical Analysis Center, the affected agencies of the State of Delaware, the Sentencing Accountability Commission, and the General Assembly.This Committee shall also assist the Statistical Analysis Center on other criminal justice policy areas as well with respect to statistical analysis, research, and evaluation.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that it is the intent of the General Assembly that the Criminal Justice Council shall assist in identifying and procuring sources of funding to the Statistical Analysis Center for these efforts.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the race and incarceration study shall be prepared and published on the Delaware Statistical Analysis Center webpage by June 30, 2011.If further work is deemed appropriate and resources become available, additional reports shall be published at later dates.

SYNOPSIS

This Resolution establishes the Criminal Justice Statistical Review Committee to make recommendations based upon the work of the Statistical Analysis Center.It also commends the Statistical Analysis Center on its efforts and calls for the publishing of a Race and Incarceration study on the Delaware Statistical Analysis Center's webpage.

Author:Senator Ennis