Executive Order 41

EXECUTIVE ORDER NUMBER FORTY-ONE W¥EREAS, the criminal justice system in Iowa and the rest of the nat ion is the f ramework which he lps to protect people while also ensuring bas i c individual rights; and W¥EREAS, one of the primary needs of criminal justice agencies and planners . is for reliable data upon which to base criminal justice system operation; and WHEREAS, Iowa State Government has had an important leadership role in the development and analysis of criminal justice data relating both to state and local criminal justice agency operation; and WHEREAS, a Statistical Analysis Center can be formally established by Executive Order in order to permit continued financial assistance from the federal Bureau of Justice Statistics: NOW , THEREFORE, I, Robert D. Ray, Governor of the State of Iowa, do hereby establish the Statistical Analysis Center, and f urther d i rect that it oe placed in the Office for Planning and Prcgl:-a~Jning. The Cffice fc.~ Planning and P.!"ogr-?.!"".!'!ling ..as no direct 02erational responsibilities in i:he criminal i ustice system and yet can ensure the Center's direct access to state and local criminal justice system represen- ~atives and information. · RESPONSIBILITIES I further authorize t he center to develop and analyze reliable data relevant to crime and operat ion of the crimina~ justice system in Iowa, for t he purpose of improving decision - ma~··~::; and maximizing efficiency of t h e state's ~riminal justice system. S,pecific r~sponsibi liti8s of the Statistical Analysis Center shall be the following: 1. Statistical analysis of data pertaining to: a. crime and victimization levels and trends. b . offender screening and case processing. c. sentencing and paroling practices, inci~ding the development and monitoring of sentencing and parole guidelines. d. criminal recidivism. e. public opinions relating to crime and criminal justice. 2. The collection of Jata pertaining to the above, if data do not exist or are obsolete and staff resources permit. 3. The provision of statistical and analytical services to the state and local agencies from available infor- mation. 4 . The provision of technical assistance to state and local agencies concerning the collection, analysis, and dissemination of crimi nal justice statistics . 5. The development and analysis of management data pertaining to criminal justice system oper ation, including comparative information on: a. salaries and personnel benefits b . manpower c. departmental policies d. opinions of criminal justice system representatives . 6. Coor dination and promotion of the development and i mprovement of computerized and manual information systems pertaining to criminal justice system operation. 7. The development of applications for federal funds provided fo r state statistical analysis of criminal jus~ice data, and otherwise providing liaison with federal criminal. jus tice research and statistics programs. 8 . Providing liaison to Statistical Analysis Centers in other states. 9. Providing a clearinghouse function for criminal justice data in Iowa. 10. The publishing of reports on the above topics. IN 1 :..:RTHE.h.:~·ICE WHEREOF, I direct the ofihces and employees of Iowa State Government to cooperate fully with tne Statistical Analysis Center and -its representatives in providing Iowans with the best possible statistical and analytical services pertaining to crime and criminal j ustice in Iowa . IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have her~ unto subscribed my name and caused the Great Seal of the State of Iowa to be affixed. Don e at Des Moines this 21st day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred eighty-one.