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§ 311. Delinquent child services; purpose and responsibility
The department for children and families, in cooperation with the department of corrections, shall have the purpose and responsibility to administer a comprehensive program, developed by the commission on juvenile justice established pursuant to section 3085c of Title 3, for youthful offenders and children who commit delinquent acts, including utilization of probation services, a range of community-based treatment, training, and rehabilitation programs and secure detention and treatment programs when necessary in the interests of public safety, designed with the objective of preparing those children to live in their communities as productive and mature adults. (Added 1997, No. 33, § 1, eff. May 15, 1997; amended 2001, No. 142 (Adj. Sess.), § 118c; 2007, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), § 8.)
