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HomeWelfare and Institutions CodeDiv. 2.5Ch. 1Art. 4§ 1768 Correctional Methods For Committed Persons

§ 1768 Correctional Methods For Committed Persons

Welfare and Institutions Code·California
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§ 1768 Correctional Methods For Committed Persons

Key Takeaways

  • •The director can make the person learn new skills, exercise, and go to school to help them behave better.
  • •The director can tell the person how to act and live so they don’t cause trouble when they’re free again.
  • •The director can use other ways to help the person change and stop them from breaking rules in the future.
  • •The person might have to do useful work and can get paid for it if there’s money available.

Example

Someone gets in trouble for stealing and is sent to a special program.

The director can make them take classes to learn a job, like fixing cars, and follow rules like going to bed on time. They might also have to work in a workshop and get paid a little money for their work.

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§ 1768 Correctional Methods For Committed Persons

As a means of correcting the socially harmful tendencies of a person committed to the authority, the director may (a) Require participation by him in vocational, physical, educational and corrective training and activities; (b) Require such conduct and modes of life as seem best adapted to fit him for return to full liberty without danger to the public welfare; (c) Make use of other methods of treatment conducive to the correction of the person and to the prevention of future public offenses by him; (d) Provide useful work projects or work assignments for which such persons may qualify and be paid wages for such work from any moneys made available to the director for this purpose. (Amended by Stats. 1969, Ch. 1023.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

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Related Statutes

  • § 1774 Pregnant Juvenile Medical Care
  • § 1752 Director Powers And Staffing
  • § 1752.6 Delinquency Research Contracts
  • § 1753.3 Youth Authority Ward Transfers
  • § 1764 Youth Authority Public Records

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Welfare and Institutions Code. Section 1768.
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