North Carolina General Statutes 7A-792. Goals
The goals of the local judicially managed accountability and recovery courts funded under this Article include the following:
(1) To reduce alcoholism and other substance abuse and dependencies among adult and juvenile offenders and defendants and among respondents in juvenile petitions for abuse, neglect, or both.
Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 7A-792
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of a statute, shall be construed to mean the section next preceding or next following that in which such reference is made; unless when some other section is expressly designated in such reference. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
(2) To reduce criminal and delinquent recidivism and the incidence of child abuse and neglect.
(3) To reduce the alcohol-related and other substance-related court workload.
(3a) To reduce the mental, behavioral, or medical health-related court workload.
(4) To increase the personal, familial, and societal accountability of adult and juvenile offenders and defendants and respondents in juvenile petitions for abuse, neglect, or both.
(5) To promote effective interaction, collaboration, coordination, and use of resources among criminal and juvenile justice personnel, child protective services personnel, and community agencies. (1995, c. 507, s. 21.6(a); 1998-23, s. 9; 1998-212, s. 16.15(a); 2001-424, s. 22.8(b); 2021-180, s. 16.5(a); 2022-6, s. 8.2(d).)