Pennsylvania SB513 mandates racial impact statements for legislation affecting criminal offenses or sentencing.
Pennsylvania SB513 requires the Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing to prepare racial impact statements for proposed legislation that creates new criminal offenses, modifies existing ones, introduces new penalties, or alters sentencing provisions. These statements must estimate the potential changes in the racial and ethnic composition of the criminal offender population and juvenile court system, outline the methodologies and assumptions used, and, if relevant, estimate the racial and ethnic composition of crime victims affected by the legislation.
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