Perf-Based Stds, Juvenile Correctional Facilities, 5th Ed_DEC 2024

Glossary

Rated capacity – the original architectural design plus, or minus, capacity changes resulting from building additions, reductions, or revisions. Reasonable accommodation – modifications or adjustments, which enable qualified applicants with dis- abilities to access the job application process or which enable qualified employees with disabilities to per- form the essential functions of the job and to enjoy the same terms, conditions, and privileges of employ ment that are available to persons without disabilities. Reasonably private environment – this may vary, depending on individual and institutional circumstanc es, but it is one which will maintain the dignity of the disabled individual in light of that person’s disability. Records (juvenile and adult offenders) – information concerning the individual’s delinquent or criminal, personal and medical history and behavior, and activities while in custody, including but not limited to com mitment papers, court orders, detainers, personal property receipts, visitors’ lists, photographs, fingerprints, type of custody, disciplinary infractions and actions taken, grievance reports, work assignments, program participation, and miscellaneous correspondence. Referral – process by which a juvenile or adult offender is introduced to an agency or service that can provide the needed assistance. Refocus Area – a designated place where brief voluntary separation, from the general population may oc cur. (Refocus Rooms replace the calming, safe and time out areas, and comfort room). Release on bail – release by a judicial officer of an accused individual who has been taken into custody on the accused’s promise to appear in court as required for criminal proceedings. Releasing authority – decision-making body and/or individual who has the authority to grant, deny, and revoke release from a juvenile institution or program of supervision. In some jurisdictions, it is called the parole board or the parole commission. See Aftercare.

Renovation – significant structural or design change in the physical plant of a facility.

Residential Treatment Unit – a designated housing unit that provides a safe, protective and therapeutic en vironment for ongoing behavioral health care to inmates who have long-term or chronic needs for treatment.

Responsible Clinician – see Clinician.

Responsible Health Care Practitioner – see Health care practitioner/provider.

Responsible physician – individual licensed to practice medicine and provide health services to the inmate population of the facility and/or the physician at an institution with final responsibility for decisions related to medical judgments. Restrictive Housing – a placement that requires an inmate to be confined to a cell at least 22 hours per day for the safe and secure operation of the facility. Revocation hearing – hearing before the parole authority to determine whether revocation of parole should be made final.

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