The critical mission of the Commission – to study and make recommendations that ensure public safety, respect the rights of crime victims, and reduce recidivism, and that are evidence based, cost-effective, and sensitive to disproportionate minority overrepresentation – requires ongoing effort. The need for collaboration among multidisciplinary stakeholders and subject matter experts to study complex issues and recommend improvements in the administration of justice has not diminished. §16-11.3-105, C.R.S., should be amended to extend the Commission beyond the statutory termination date of June 30, 2018.

The critical mission of the Commission--to study and make recommendations that ensure public safety, respect the rights of crime victims, reduce recidivism and that are evidence-based, cost-effective, and sensitive to disproportionate minority overrepresentation - requires ongoing effort. C.R.S. 16-11.3-105 should be amended to remove the termination date.

The General Assembly should invest in EPIC as an evidence-based initiative that is consistent with the Commission's mandate to focus on "evidence-based recidivism reduction initiatives and the cost-effective expenditure of limited criminal justice funds." Permanent funding ensures the expansion of EPIC statewide, and would expand training to local justice agencies.