Sec. 1-2. General purposes.
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Sec. 1-2. General purposes. The provisions of this Code shall be construed in accordance with the general purposes hereof, to:
(a)Forbid and prevent the commission of offenses;
(b)Define adequately the act and mental state which constitute each offense, and limit the condemnation of conduct as criminal when it is without fault;
(c)Prescribe penalties which are proportionate to the seriousness of offenses and which permit recognition of differences in rehabilitation possibilities among individual offenders;
(d)Prevent arbitrary or oppressive treatment of persons accused or convicted of offenses.