Iowa Code r. 421-31.2 - Purpose and goals
(1) The purpose
of the juvenile justice and youth development program is to assist the state in
the establishment and operation of juvenile crime prevention programs; provide
for greater accountability in the juvenile justice system; promote positive
youth development; and comply with the JJDPA core requirements regarding the
deinstitutionalization of status offenders, sight and sound separation of
adults and juveniles in secure facilities, prohibitions on the use of adult
jails to hold juveniles, and the disproportionate confinement of minority
youth.
(2) The primary goal of the
coordinated juvenile justice and prevention program is to promote positive
youth development by helping communities provide their children, families,
neighborhoods, and institutions with the knowledge, skills, and opportunities
necessary to foster healthy and nurturing environments that support the growth
and development of productive and responsible citizens. Other specific goals of
this program are to reduce youth violence, truancy, involvement in criminal
gangs, substance abuse and other delinquent behavior.
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