Statute · California Penal Code
Cal. Penal Code § 5086 — The Robert Presley Center of Crime and Justice Studies
Cal. Penal Code § 5086
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Penal Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Date
- 1994-01-01
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
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:
Citator
Cal. Penal Code § 5086 — The Robert Presley Center of Crime and Justice Studies is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
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.