Cal. PEN § 5086
This is the official text of Cal. PEN § 5086, part of California’s Penal Code — defines crimes and sets criminal procedure in California.
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It is the intent of the Legislature that the university seek funding from federal, state, and private sources for research projects carried out by the center under the university’s direction. The center shall have the following research goals:
(a) To better protect the public from crime by determining the causes of, and means of preventing, violence, crime, and criminal deviance.
(b) To identify the methods and practices necessary for the most beneficial operation of law enforcement and local and state youth and adult correctional institutions.
(c) To reduce violence and recidivism rates in prisons, jails, and youth facilities.
(a) To better protect the public from crime by determining the causes of, and means of preventing, violence, crime, and criminal deviance.
(b) To identify the methods and practices necessary for the most beneficial operation of law enforcement and local and state youth and adult correctional institutions.
(c) To reduce violence and recidivism rates in prisons, jails, and youth facilities.
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