Pen. Code, § 5086 · Chapter 3.5. The Robert Presley Center of Crime and Justice Studies
Pen. Code, § 5086
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
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.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Repealed and added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 778, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1994.
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