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Committee considers Title 13 chapter to centralize criminal‑justice data and reporting
Summary
Committee members and researchers discussed creating a new chapter in Title 13 to centralize criminal‑justice data collection and clarify which reports (annual or ad hoc) agencies must produce; researchers warned that a single recidivism indicator cannot substitute for targeted program evaluations.
Legislators at a Jan. 14 hearing discussed establishing a dedicated chapter in Title 13 to centralize criminal‑justice data collection and to set consistent reporting expectations across agencies.
Researchers recounted the history of Vermont’s current statutory recidivism measure, noting it dates to Act 40 (2011) and was designed to allow interstate comparison. They said the Department of Corrections currently calculates a limited measure (focusing on people…
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