The objectives of Project IMPACT are the following:

1. (1) To reduce the number of arrests.
2. (2) To reduce the number of school suspensions.
3. (3) To reduce the number of youth referred to juvenile courts for delinquency and unruly behavior.
4. (4) To increase a troubled youth's ability to cope with daily problems.
5. (5) To improve relationships between problematic youth and parents.

6. (6) To change conventional methods of youth incarceration by providing positive alternatives to:

   1. (A) drug abuse;
   2. (B) gangs;
   3. (C) school failure; and
   4. (D) other difficult situations for youth.

7. (7) To assist problematic youth and their families to:

   1. (A) focus on personal responsibility;
   2. (B) experience achievement;
   3. (C) learn discipline;
   4. (D) develop confidence; and
   5. (E) promote family reconciliation.

As added by P.L.16-2009, SEC.11.