(705 ILCS 405/5-140)
Sec. 5-140.
Legislative findings.
(a) The General Assembly finds that a substantial and disproportionate
amount of serious crime is committed by a relatively small number of
juvenile offenders, otherwise known as serious habitual offenders. By this
amendatory Act of 1998, the General Assembly intends to support the efforts
of the juvenile justice system comprised of law enforcement, state's
attorneys, probation departments, juvenile courts, social service
providers, and schools in the early identification and treatment of
habitual juvenile offenders. The General Assembly further supports
increased interagency efforts to gather comprehensive data and actively
disseminate the data to the agencies in the juvenile justice system to
produce more informed decisions by all entities in that system.
(b) The General Assembly finds that the establishment of a Serious
Habitual Offender Comprehensive Action Program throughout the State of
Illinois is necessary to effectively intensify the supervision of serious
habitual juvenile offenders in the community and to enhance current
rehabilitative efforts. A cooperative and coordinated multi-disciplinary
approach will increase the opportunity for success with juvenile offenders
and assist in the development of early intervention strategies.
(Source: P.A. 90-590, eff. 1-1-99.)
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