Statutes | Cherokee Code Part II Chapter 7A Article I ยง 7A-1 | 2019
This chapter shall be interpreted and construed so as to implement the following purposes and policies:
(a) To divert juvenile offenders from the juvenile system through the intake services authorized herein so that juveniles may remain in their own homes and may be treated through community-based services when this approach is consistent with the protection of the public safety
(b) To provide procedures for the hearing of juvenile cases that ensure fairness and equity and that protect the constitutional rights of the juveniles and parents and
(c) To develop a disposition in each juvenile case that reflects consideration of the facts, the needs and limitations of the child, the strengths and weaknesses of the family, and the protection of the public safety.