North Carolina § 7A-792 - Goals.

§ 7A-792. Goals.

The goals of the drug treatment court programs funded under this Article include the following: To reduce alcoholism and other drug dependencies among adult and juvenile offenders and defendants and among respondents in juvenile petitions for abuse, neglect, or both; To reduce criminal and delinquent recidivism and the incidence of child abuse and neglect; To reduce the alcohol-related and other drug-related court workload; To increase the personal, familial, and societal accountability of adult and juvenile offenders and defendants and respondents in juvenile petitions for abuse, neglect, or both; and To promote effective interaction and use of resources among criminal and juvenile justice personnel, child protective services personnel, and community agencies. History (1995, c. 507, s. 21.6(a); 1998-23, s. 9; 1998-212, s. 16.15(a); 2001-424, s. 22.8(b).) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2001-424, s. 22.8(i), provides: "This section shall not be construed to obligate the General Assembly to appropriate funds to implement the provisions of this section." Session Laws 2001-424, s. 1.2, provides: "This act shall be known as the 'Current Operations and Capital Improvements Appropriations Act of 2001'." Session Laws 2001-424, s. 36.3, provides: "Except for statutory changes or other provisions that clearly indicate an intention to have effects beyond the 2001-2003 fiscal biennium, the textual provisions of this act apply only to funds appropriated for, and activities occurring during, the 2001-2003 fiscal biennium." Session Laws 2001-424, s. 36.5, contains a severability clause.