Posted January 31, 2007

Criminal Justice Reports

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State Crime Legislation in 2006

State crime legislation in 2006 prominently included mandatory minimum sentencing laws for sex offenders who victimize children, as well as new policies to restrict and watch them in the community. State actions last year also continued to expand DNA databases, including for certain misdemeanor convictions and arrestees. Other laws addressed innocence, refined policy for drug offenses, and facilitated successful reentry of offenders from prison to communities. This report is available as an html document and in a pdf format.

2006 Juvenile Justice State Enactments

State juvenile justice legislation in 2006 focused on gang and delinquency prevention and addressed mental health and competency issues. Policymakers also enacted laws dealing with gender, race and conditions of confinement in the juvenile justice systems. This report is available as an html document.

Crime Records and Information Sharing State Legislation in 2006

Legislatures adopted policies to regulate offender information that is available to the public. The most common area for regulation included dissemination and expungement of crime records and the sharing of justice information. This report is available as an html document.

These reports were authored by Sarah Hammond, Blake Harrison and Donna Lyons. Alison Lawrence researched and prepared summaries of crime enactments. Ann Morse contributed research and information about immigration-related enactments, and Pam Greenburg contributed information about Internet-based child exploitation and solicitation.

For more information, contact the Criminal Justice Program in NCSL’s Denver office at (303) 364-7700 or cj-info@ncsl.org. To receive regular criminal justice information updates, go to http://www.ncsl.org/programs/crime.htm and sign up for NCSL e-news.

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