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WIC § 1700
Where this section sits in the code
- Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC
- DIVISION 2.5. YOUTHS [1700. - 2202.]
- CHAPTER 1. The Youth Authority [1700. - 1915.]
- ARTICLE 1. General Provisions and Definitions [1700. - 1705.]
The purpose of this chapter is to protect society from the consequences of criminal activity and to that purpose community restoration, victim restoration, and offender training and treatment shall be substituted for retributive punishment and shall be directed toward the rehabilitation of young persons who have committed public offenses.
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