§ 9-23-5. Definitions.
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For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed unless the context clearly requires otherwise:
“Chemical” tests means the analysis of an individual’s:
(i)blood,
(ii)breath,
(iii)hair,
(iv)sweat,
(v)saliva,
(vi)urine, or
(vii)other bodily substance to determine the presence of alcohol or a controlled substance.
“Crime of violence” means an offense listed in Section 97-3-2.
“Intervention court” means a drug court, mental health court, veterans court or problem-solving court that utilizes an immediate and highly structured intervention process for eligible defendants or juveniles that brings together mental health professionals, substance abuse professionals, local social programs and intensive judicial monitoring.
“Evidence-based practices” means supervision policies, procedures and practices that scientific research demonstrates reduce recidivism.
“Risk and needs assessment” means the use of an actuarial assessment tool validated on a Mississippi corrections population to determine a person’s risk to reoffend and the characteristics that, if addressed, reduce the risk to reoffend.