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2017 Arkansas Code
Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, and Courts
Subtitle 6 - Criminal Procedure Generally
Chapter 100 - Mental Health and the Criminal Justice System
Subchapter 1 - General Provisions
§ 16-100-101. Definitions
Universal Citation: AR Code § 16-100-101 (2017)
- As used in this chapter:
- (1) "Evidence-based practices" means supervision, policies, procedures, and practices proven through research to reduce recidivism;
- (2) "Mental illness" means a condition of a person who has or has had in the past a diagnosable mental, behavioral, or emotional disorder of sufficient duration to meet diagnostic criteria specified by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders as it existed on January 1, 2017, that has resulted in functional impairment that substantially interferes with or limits one (1) or more major life activities; and
- (3) "Validated risk-needs assessment" means a determination of a person's risk of reoffending and the needs that, when addressed, reduce the risk of reoffending through the use of an actuarial assessment tool that assesses the dynamic and static factors that drive criminal behavior.
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