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Attorney General urges clearer definitions as state violent-crime counts rise
Summary
The Attorney General's office told the Judiciary Interim Committee that North Dakota's definitions of 'violent crime' and recidivism need standardizing after an internal review showing a rise in violent-crime rates since 2014; the office urged lawmakers to set transparent outcomes and data standards for the sentencing, corrections and parole study.
The Attorney General's office told the Legislature’s Judiciary Interim Committee that lawmakers must settle how North Dakota defines violent crime and measures recidivism before drafting sentencing or parole changes.
Ms. Ness, an attorney with the office, presented the AG’s materials and said the state’s current reporting excludes many serious harms. "None of them is considered a violent crime under North Dakota state law," she said, referring to several examples of severe abuse and assault used in her opening remarks. She told the panel that since 2014 the rate of violent crime in North Dakota has increased about…
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