Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 30:4-177.31

  • State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
It is hereby declared to be the public policy of this State to adopt and use every practical program, technique and procedure in order to establish in New Jersey the most effective methods for the prevention and treatment of juvenile delinquency without institutional confinement under court commitment procedures wherever possible.

L.1957, c. 90, p. 176, s. 1.