Tenn. Code Ann. § 16-3-817: Goals of the integrated criminal justice system

Any integrated criminal justice system developed through the facilitation of the committee shall:

(1) Increase public safety and improve national security;

(2) Minimize the threat and risk of injury to specific individuals;

(3) Minimize the threat and risk of injury to law enforcement and other first responder personnel;

(4) Minimize the threat and risk of damage to real or personal property;

(5) Protect individual civil rights, civil liberties, privacy rights and other protected interests;

(6) Protect the integrity of the criminal investigatory, criminal intelligence and justice system processes and information;

(7) Minimize reluctance of individuals or groups to use or cooperate with the justice system;

(8) Support the role of the justice system in society;

(9) Promote governmental legitimacy and accountability;

(10) Not unduly burden the ongoing business of the justice system; and

(11) Make the most effective use of public resources allocated to justice agencies.