Tribe: Pueblo of Isleta
31-03-02 Purpose. The purpose of the Delinquency Act is:
A. Consistent with the protection of the public interest, to remove from children committing
delinquent acts the adult consequences of criminal behavior, but to still hold children committing
delinquent acts accountable for their actions to the extent of the child’s age, education, mental and physical condition, background and all other relevant factors, and to provide a program of
supervision, care and rehabilitation, including rehabilitative restitution by the child to the victims
of the child’s delinquent act to the extent that the child is reasonably able to do so;
B. To provide effective deterrents to acts of juvenile delinquency, including an emphasis on
community-based alternatives;
C. To strengthen families and to successfully reintegrate children into homes and
communities;
D. To foster and encourage collaboration between government agencies and the community
with regard to juvenile justice policies and procedures;
E. To encourage efficient processing of cases;
F.
To develop community-based alternatives to detention; and
G. To achieve reductions in the number of warrants issued, the number of probation violations
and the number of youths awaiting placements.