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Background: During the 2023 Legislative Session, H.B. 43 created a time-limited Domestic Violence Data Task Force to assess the landscape of DV data in the state (including lethality assessments, cohabitant abuse protective orders, and the prevalence of DV) and provide feedback and recommendations. This task force issued a report in November 2023, and the group was due to sunset on

A Message from our Executive Director:   Season’s Greetings Utah Justice Partners! The year 2025 has been one filled with perseverance and grit! Our team here at the Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice has made great strides in accomplishing our goals and objectives as outlined in our 2024-2027 Strategic Plan. Beginning with another record breaking General Legislative Session, our office

Background: Establishing the Utah Victim Services Commission (VSC) in 2023 marks a significant step forward in addressing the needs of crime victims within the state. The Commission is dedicated to fostering unity and collaboration to mitigate the impact of crime on victims. We strive to implement a comprehensive, evidence-based approach to prevention, supportive services, and trauma-informed justice, ensuring every victim

Background: The 22nd Annual DUI Report to the Utah Legislature was prepared in accordance with §41-6a-511 of the Utah Code. The statute requires the Utah Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice to prepare an annual report of DUI related data, including the following: Data collected by the state courts to allow sentencing and enhancement decisions to be made in accordance

Background: The criminal justice reforms that Utah passed in 2015 through H.B. 348 were the result of an extensive planning and analysis process bringing together stakeholders across the system in 2014, in consultation with the Pew Charitable Trusts’ Public Safety Performance Project and other partners through the Justice Reinvestment Initiative (JRI). The format of this report changed with last year’s

A Message from our Executive Director:   Greetings Utah Justice Stakeholders, This year has been one of growth, adjustment, and continued commitment to our mission of connecting and collaborating with system partners on criminal and juvenile justice policy with the goal of reducing crime and delinquency in Utah. Our team has adapted to new circumstances, and found innovative ways to

Background: Over the last two decades, the forfeiture process in Utah has gone through various procedural changes along with changes to how funding is to be allocated and used. During the 2015 Utah General Legislative Session, Senate Bill 52 was passed creating additional reporting requirements for state and federal forfeitures. During the 2017 Utah General Legislative Session, Senate Bill 70

This eighth annual report provides an update on juvenile justice reform policies that were passed in Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 and subsequent years.▸Highlights from this year’s report: Referrals to Utah’s juvenile court system decreased in FY 2024. Overall, there were 13,376 referrals to the Juvenile Court in FY 2024 which represents a rate of 3.0 per 100 youths. This represents a

Background: The 21st Annual DUI Report to the Utah Legislature was prepared in accordance with §41-6a-511 of the Utah Code. The statute requires the Utah Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice to prepare an annual report of DUI related data, including the following: Data collected by the state courts to allow sentencing and enhancement decisions to be made in accordance

Background: The criminal justice reforms that Utah passed in 2015 through H.B. 348 were the result of an extensive planning and analysis process bringing together stakeholders across the system in 2014, in consultation with the Pew Charitable Trusts’ Public Safety Performance Project and other partners through the Justice Reinvestment Initiative (JRI). The format of this report has changed to more