Okla. Stat. tit. 22, § 22-988.3: Purpose of act

The purposes of the Oklahoma Community Sentencing Act are to:

1. Protect the public;

2. Establish a statewide community sentencing system;

3. Adequately supervise offenders punished under a court-

ordered community sentence;

4. Provide a series of sanctions to the court for eligible

offenders sentenced to a community sentence within the community

sentencing system;

5. Increase the availability of punishment and treatment

programs to eligible offenders;

6. Improve the criminal justice system within this state

through public/private partnerships, reciprocal and interlocal

governmental agreements, and interagency cooperation and

collaboration; and

7. Operate effectively within the allocation of state and local

resources for the criminal justice system.