Montana Code Annotated 2017

TITLE 2. GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE AND ADMINISTRATION

CHAPTER 15. EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICERS AND AGENCIES

Part 20. Department of Justice

Intent

2-15-2012. Intent. The legislature recognizes that incarcerating offenders carries an extremely high cost and may not be the most effective strategy for restoring victims, reforming offenders, and reducing recidivism. It is the intent of 2-15-2013 to have the board of crime control apply for grants that will provide funds to state and local entities that establish restorative justice programs to divert from incarceration appropriate offenders who are at low risk for violence. It is also the intent that restorative justice programs be supported by federal, state, and local funds.

History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 581, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 237, L. 2013.