ORS 182.515
Definitions for ORS 182.515 and 182.525
(1)
“Agency” means:(a)
The Department of Corrections;(b)
The Oregon Youth Authority;(c)
The Youth Development Division; and(d)
That part of the Oregon Health Authority that deals with mental health and addiction issues.(2)
“Cost-effective” means that benefits realized over a reasonable period of time are greater than costs, as determined utilizing a cost-benefit analytical tool identified by the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission.(3)
“Evidence-based program” means a program that:(a)
Incorporates significant and relevant practices based on scientifically based research; and(b)
Is cost-effective.(4)
Intentionally left blank —Ed.(a)
“Program” means a treatment or intervention program or service that is intended to:(A)
Reduce the propensity of a person to commit crimes;(B)
Improve the mental health of a person with the result of reducing the likelihood that the person will commit a crime or need emergency mental health services; or(C)
Reduce the propensity of a person who is less than 18 years of age to engage in antisocial behavior with the result of reducing the likelihood that the person will become a juvenile offender.(b)
“Program” does not include:(A)
An educational program or service that an agency is required to provide to meet educational requirements imposed by state law; or(B)
A program that provides basic medical services.(5)
“Scientifically based research” means research that obtains reliable and valid knowledge by:(a)
Employing systematic, empirical methods that draw on observation or experiment;(b)
Involving rigorous data analyses that are adequate to test the stated hypotheses and justify the general conclusions drawn;(c)
Relying on measurements or observational methods that provide reliable and valid data across evaluators and observers, across multiple measurements and observations and across studies by the same or different investigators; and(d)
Utilizing randomized controlled trials when possible and appropriate. [2003 c.669 §3; 2005 c.503 §12; 2009 c.595 §162; 2012 c.37 §37; 2013 c.623 §10; 2013 c.649 §41]
Source:
Section 182.515 — Definitions for ORS 182.515 and 182.525, https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors182.html
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