(Repealed) Colorado Revised Statute § 19-2-510.5

(1) The general assembly finds that: 

(a) Juveniles should be confronted with and held accountable for their offending behavior and given opportunities to take responsibility for their actions by making amends to the victim and community; 

(b) Juvenile offending is often opportunistic behavior, which is outgrown; 

(c) Involvement with the juvenile justice system can be detrimental to juveniles and should be prevented when possible; 

(d) By involving juveniles in restorative justice practices, they can better understand the effects of their conduct in human terms; 

(e) The juvenile justice system should incorporate evidence-based practices derived from the pilot project's research and data; 

(f) It is the intent of the general assembly that this section: 

(I) Establish a pilot program to facilitate and encourage diversion of juveniles from the juvenile justice system to restorative justice practices, both to provide data to assess the efficacy of restorative justice to reduce recidivism, assist in repairing the harm caused to victims and the community, increase victim, offender, and community member satisfaction, and reduce cost; and to promote the restorative justice principles of reconciliation, responsibility, reintegration, respect, relationship-building, and restitution; and...