California Welfare and Institutions Code 1850 – The purpose of this article is to protect society more effectively by …
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The purpose of this article is to protect society more effectively by providing a system of flexible constraints and controls that utilize short-term confinement for selected youthful offenders, followed by intensive probation supervision. To this end it is the intent of the Legislature that this article be liberally interpreted in conformity with its declared purpose.
(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 1193.)
Terms Used In California Welfare and Institutions Code 1850
- Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.