3-1-1. PURPOSE AND CONSTRUCTION.

It is the purpose of this Juvenile Code to provide each child coming before the Tribal Juvenile court such care, guidance and control, preferably in his own home as will serve his welfare and the best interests of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud Reservation; to preserve and strengthen family ties; to preserve and strengthen the child’s cultural and Tribal identity; to secure for any child removed from his home that care, guidance, and control as nearly equivalent to that which he should have been given by his parents to help him develop into a responsible will-adjusted adult; to improve any conditions or home environment which may be contributing to his delinquency; and at the same time, to protect the peace and security of the community and its individual residents from juvenile violence or law breaking.