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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
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State
Rep. Frank Dermody |
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House approves bill to add to Commission on Crime and Delinquency board
HARRISBURG, June 3 – The Pennsylvania House of Representatives has passed a bill introduced by Rep. Frank Dermody, D-Oakmont, that would add the executive director of the Commission on Sentencing to the board of the Commission on Crime and Delinquency.
Dermody said that it makes sense to include the executive director of the Commission on Sentencing to the other commission's board because of their related focuses.
"The Commission on Sentencing is not represented on the Commission on Crime and Delinquency board, which studies all aspects of the criminal justice system," he said. "Adding this individual to the crime commission will help ensure that the commission's policies more fully represent the entire criminal justice system."
The Commission on Crime and Delinquency guides criminal justice policy in the Commonwealth, from the administration of justice to establishment of goals, objectives and standards for reducing crime and delinquency. Current members include the state police commissioner, attorney general, the state secretaries of Public Welfare and Corrections, state courts administrator, legislators, and representatives from county government and victims' services.
The Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing, created in 1978, serves as a clearinghouse of information on the state's sentencing practices. Dermody chairs the 11-member board, which includes judges, attorneys and legislators. He also serves as chairman of the House Urban Affairs Committee.
The bill (H.B. 1145) now goes to the state Senate for consideration.
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