ORS 182.515 Definitions for ORS 182.515 and 182.525

As used in this section and ORS 182.525:

“Agency” means:

The Department of Corrections;

The Oregon Youth Authority;

The Youth Development Division; and

That part of the Oregon Health Authority that deals with mental health and addiction issues.

“Cost-effective” means that benefits realized over a reasonable period of time are greater than costs, as determined utilizing a cost-benefit analytical tool identified by the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission.

“Evidence-based program” means a program that:

Incorporates significant and relevant practices based on scientifically based research; and

Is cost-effective.

“Program” means a treatment or intervention program or service that is intended to:

Reduce the propensity of a person to commit crimes;

Improve the mental health of a person with the result of reducing the likelihood that the person will commit a crime or need emergency mental health services; or

Reduce the propensity of a person who is less than 18 years of age to engage in antisocial behavior with the result of reducing the likelihood that the person will become a juvenile offender.

“Program” does not include:

An educational program or service that an agency is required to provide to meet educational requirements imposed by state law; or

A program that provides basic medical services.

“Scientifically based research” means research that obtains reliable and valid knowledge by:

Employing systematic, empirical methods that draw on observation or experiment;

Involving rigorous data analyses that are adequate to test the stated hypotheses and justify the general conclusions drawn;

Relying on measurements or observational methods that provide reliable and valid data across evaluators and observers, across multiple measurements and observations and across studies by the same or different investigators; and

Utilizing randomized controlled trials when possible and appropriate.