The Oklahoma Sentencing Commission was an independent agency of the government of Oklahoma . Now defunct, the Commission was established to maintain an effective, fair, and efficient sentencing system for the state of Oklahoma. The 17-member commission was also charged with enhancing public safety, providing truth-in-sentencing and unwarranted disparity in the sentencing of individuals convicted in the state's criminal justice system.
4-802: The Oklahoma Criminal Justice Resource Center (OCJRC) was an agency of the State of Oklahoma. Dissolved on July 1, 2009, the Center was a division of the Oklahoma Legislative Service Bureau with its director appointed by the Oklahoma Sentencing Commission (OSC). As its primary responsibilities, the OCJRC provides research and analysis relating to the state's criminal justice system and integrated, customizable records management software for law enforcement in
8-822: The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation and the Domestic Violence Fatality Review Board was transferred to the Office of the Oklahoma Attorney General . This Government of Oklahoma -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Oklahoma Sentencing Commission The Commission was provided staff support by the Oklahoma Criminal Justice Resource Center . The Commission appoints
12-831: The Director of the OCJRC. On August 26, 2009, the Commission was dissolved following the transfer of the duties of the Center to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation . Sentencing reform was initially begun in 1989 when the Oklahoma Legislature created the Sentencing and Release Policy Committee . The work of the committee evolved into the creation of the Truth in Sentencing Policy Advisory Commission in 1994, followed by
16-587: The form of the Offender Data Information System (ODIS). OCJRC serves as the state's Statistical Analysis Center (SAC), the official point of contact with the federal Bureau of Justice Statistics . As the state's SAC, OCJRC is a member of the Justice Research and Statistics Association . Upon its dissolution, the Center's duties related to research were transferred to the newly created Office of Criminal Justice Statistics of
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