KANSAS LAW ENFORCEMENT INFORMATION
Home
Memorial
Calendar
Legislative
2024 session
2023 session
2022 session
Legislative Archives
Contacting legislators
Federal Legislation
Operational
Special Notices
Information/Data
General Information
Line Officer
Did You Know
Statutes
Statutes on This Site: Now updated with 2023 New and Amended Statutes.
Official State Statute Website (NOTE: Now Updated with 2022 Amendments
Statute Resources
Kansas Cop Law
Legal
Legal Information
Court Decision Warnings and Links
Attorney General Opinions
Kansas Register
Federal Laws
Topics
Juvenile Justice
Forfeiture
KPERS Topics
Weapons
Human Trafficking Resources
Marijuana
Justice Reform
Other
About This Website
Welcome
Sign Up For E-mail Notifications
Editorials
Resources
State LE Resources
Associations & KS CJ Info
>
KS Assoc of Chiefs of Police
KS Sheriffs Assoc
KS Peace Officers Assoc
KS Narc Officers Assoc
KS Juv Officers Assoc
Kansas FOP
KCJIS
Other Links
>
Law Enforcement Job Opportunities: A page maintained by the Kansas Peace Officers Association.
Training Opportunites Statewide: Link to KLETC Training Listings
Criminal Justice Reform
This page contains information about criminal justice reform and related efforts in Kansas.
Send Posting Suggestion
There are two Kansas government Commissions exploring justice reform:
The Kansas Criminal Justice Reform Commission was created by the Legislature in 2019.
Link to Committee's Legislative website
Link to Committee's Legislative Research website
The
Commission on Racial Equity and Justice
was created by a Governor's Executive Order in 2020.
Commission Reports
Criminal Justice Reform Commission Reports
Final Report to the 2021 Legislature
Full report at this link
Subcommittee report on Race in the Criminal Justice System starts on page 107.
2019 Preliminary Report
Full report at this link
Starts on page 101
Governor's Commission Reports:
Policing and Law Enforcement in Kansas
See
full report at this link
.
See
List of Recommendations by entity at this link
.
President's Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice
Final Report at this link
Final Report of the Major Cities Chiefs Association Police Reform Working Group
Jan 2021
During the 2020 Special Legislative Session several criminal justice reform bills were introduced:
HB2002 - Creating a drug abuse treatment program for people on diversion and allowing county attorneys to enter into agreements with court services and community corrections for supervision.
HB2004 - Increasing good time and program credits for certain offenders.
HB2010 - Prohibiting hire of certain law enforcement officers with history of serious misconduct allegations and making certain law enforcement disciplinary records public records.
Related bills during 2020 Regular Session
SB428 - Requiring law enforcement agencies to increase data collection and reporting on racial profiling and other biased policing.
SB430 - Requiring independent investigations for incidents of officer-involved use of force.
HB2424 - Police officer-involved death of a person; mandatory investigation; report open if no criminal charges; Kansas open records act change.
HB2667 - Requiring law enforcement agencies to adopt policies requiring an investigation and public report be completed after officer-involved deaths.
Home
Memorial
Calendar
Legislative
2024 session
2023 session
2022 session
Legislative Archives
Contacting legislators
Federal Legislation
Operational
Special Notices
Information/Data
General Information
Line Officer
Did You Know
Statutes
Statutes on This Site: Now updated with 2023 New and Amended Statutes.
Official State Statute Website (NOTE: Now Updated with 2022 Amendments
Statute Resources
Kansas Cop Law
Legal
Legal Information
Court Decision Warnings and Links
Attorney General Opinions
Kansas Register
Federal Laws
Topics
Juvenile Justice
Forfeiture
KPERS Topics
Weapons
Human Trafficking Resources
Marijuana
Justice Reform
Other
About This Website
Welcome
Sign Up For E-mail Notifications
Editorials
Resources
State LE Resources
Associations & KS CJ Info
>
KS Assoc of Chiefs of Police
KS Sheriffs Assoc
KS Peace Officers Assoc
KS Narc Officers Assoc
KS Juv Officers Assoc
Kansas FOP
KCJIS
Other Links
>
Law Enforcement Job Opportunities: A page maintained by the Kansas Peace Officers Association.
Training Opportunites Statewide: Link to KLETC Training Listings