Texas Family Code - Section 59.001. Purposes
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§ 59.001. PURPOSES. The purposes of the progressive
sanctions model are to:
(1) ensure that juvenile offenders face uniform and
consistent consequences and punishments that correspond to the
seriousness of each offender's current offense, prior delinquent
history, special treatment or training needs, and effectiveness of
prior interventions;
(2) balance public protection and rehabilitation
while holding juvenile offenders accountable;
(3) permit flexibility in the decisions made in
relation to the juvenile offender to the extent allowed by law;
(4) consider the juvenile offender's circumstances;
(5) recognize that departure of a disposition from
this model is not necessarily undesirable and in some cases is
highly desirable; and
(6) improve juvenile justice planning and resource
allocation by ensuring uniform and consistent reporting of
disposition decisions at all levels.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 262, § 53, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.
Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 479, § 3, eff. Sept. 1,
2003.
Section: 58.301 58.302 58.303 58.304 58.305 58.306 58.307 59.001 59.002 59.003 59.004 59.005 59.006 59.007 59.008
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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