Louisiana § RS 13:5372 - Goals of the Swift and Certain Probation Pilot Program
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§ RS 13:5372. Goals of the Swift and Certain Probation Pilot Program
The goals of the Swift and Certain Probation Pilot Program created under this Chapter include the following:
(1) To reduce alcoholism and drug abuse and dependency among offenders.
(2) To reduce the number of new crimes.
(3) To reduce criminal recidivism.
(4) To reduce the alcohol- and drug-related workload of the courts.
(5) To increase the personal, familial, and societal accountability of offenders.
(6) To promote effective interaction and use of resources among criminal justice personnel and community agencies.
(7) To reduce the overcrowding of prisons.
Acts 2016, No. 676, §1, eff. June 17, 2016.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 13:5372 ("Goals of the Swift and Certain Probation Pilot Program") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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