Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 13, § 5302. Goals

(1) To reduce alcoholism and drug abuse and dependency among offenders.

(2) To reduce criminal recidivism.

(3) To reduce the alcohol- and drug-related workload of the courts.

(4) To increase the personal, familial, and societal accountability of offenders.

(5) To promote effective interaction and use of resources among criminal justice personnel and community agencies.

(6) To reduce the overcrowding of prisons.