34 USC § 12241 - Purpose

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identifier: "/us/usc/t34/s12241"
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title: "34 USC § 12241 - Purpose"
title_number: 34
title_name: "CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT"
section_number: "12241"
section_name: "Purpose"
chapter_number: 121
chapter_name: "VIOLENT CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "CRIME PREVENTION"
part_number: "G"
part_name: "Family Unity Demonstration Project"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 103–322, title III, § 31902, Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 1892.)"
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# § 12241. Purpose

The purpose of this part is to evaluate the effectiveness of certain demonstration projects in helping to—

**(1)** alleviate the harm to children and primary caretaker parents caused by separation due to the incarceration of the parents;

**(2)** reduce recidivism rates of prisoners by encouraging strong and supportive family relationships; and

**(3)** explore the cost effectiveness of community correctional facilities.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 103–322, title III, § 31902, Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 1892.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section was formerly classified to , The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Short Title

For short title of subtitle S of title III of , which is classified to this part, as the “Family Unity Demonstration Project Act”, see , set out as a Short Title of 1994 Act note under .