{"data":{"id":"us-ca/wic-1700","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"WIC § 1700","heading":"","body":"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.","path":["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.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"63e042776195ae83e26811a65be96c77a67ec639f40a19fb7de2bf94adea8f7f","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/wic-1500","next":"us-ca/wic-1701"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}