Section 5086 Of Chapter 3.5. The Robert Presley Center Of Crime And Justice Studies From California Penal Code >> Title 7. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 3.5.
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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.