<br><br>15.280 Criminal Justice Statistical Analysis Center -- Reports -- Purposes. <br>(1) A Criminal Justice Statistical Analysis Center is hereby created as part of the <br>Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet. <br>(2) The Criminal Justice Statistical Analysis Center shall provide its reports and <br>recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly through the Kentucky <br>Criminal Justice Council. <br>(3) The Criminal Justice Statistical Analysis Center shall: <br>(a) Improve the quality and usefulness of criminal justice statistics and research <br>results that are disseminated to citizens, public agencies, and private agencies <br>in Kentucky; <br>(b) Publish research results and statistical data that are requested by criminal <br>justice agencies; <br>(c) Improve the relationship between citizens and criminal justice agencies of <br>Kentucky by conducting citizen surveys of the needs, attitudes, and behavior <br>relating to crime and justice; and <br>(d) Strengthen the relationship between Kentucky criminal justice agencies and <br>the Bureau of Justice Statistics, United States Department of Justice, by: <br>1. <br>Providing justice statistics to the Bureau of Justice Statistics as required; <br>and <br>2. <br>Serving as a clearinghouse for Bureau of Justice Statistics materials. <br>(4) The Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet may expend any federal grants or <br>federal funds provided for carrying out the functions and authority as assigned in <br>this section. Further, the Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet may employ <br>such employees as may be necessary to fulfill the duties, responsibilities, and <br>functions assigned by this section. <br>Effective: June 26, 2007 <br>History: Amended 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 85, sec. 16, effective June 26, 2007. -- Amended <br>2000 Ky. Acts ch. 234, sec. 1, effective July 14, 2000. -- Created 1986 Ky. Acts <br>ch. 224, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1986. <br><br>