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

Glossary

Psychological – as relating to the mental and emotional state of an individual.

Cognitive – as relating to cognitive or intellectual abilities.

Behavioral – as relating to actions or reactions in response to external or internal stimuli that is ob servable and measurable. Severe Mental Health Problems – condition in which an individual is a danger to self or others or is inca pable of attending to basic physiological needs. Shelter facility – non-secure public or private facility designated to provide either temporary placement for alleged or adjudicated status offenders prior to the issuance of a disposition order or longer-term care under a juvenile court disposition order. Special management – Inmates who pose a threat are separated from general population as defined by the agency and placed in a cell in a special management unit/cell for periods of time less than 22 hours per day. (Special Management may include administrative status, protective custody or disciplinary detention.) Special management inmates – individuals whose behavior presents a serious threat to the safety and security of the facility, staff, general inmate population, or themselves. Special handling and/or housing are required to regulate their behavior. Special Management Plan - a special individualized plan developed by the youth’s multidisciplinary ser vice team to address the youth’s behavioral problems using planned targeted interventions. Special needs – mental and/or physical condition that requires accommodations or arrangements differing from those a general population offender or juvenile normally would receive. Specialized Treatment Program – a program designed to provide increased staff supervision, support, and intervention that will assist in managing current behavior and to decrease the likelihood of future disruptive behavior. Specialized Treatment Unit / Intensive Program Unit – a unit that houses youth whose treatment needs and behavior prevent them from residing with the general population with a goal to re-integrate youth when specific treatment goals are reached. Status offender – juvenile who has been charged with or adjudicated for conduct that under the law of the jurisdiction in which the offense was committed would not be a crime if committed by an adult. (See also Delinquent youth.) Step-down Program – a program that includes a system of review and establishes criteria to prepare an in- mate for transition to general population or the community. Individualized programs involve a coordinated, multidisciplinary team approach that includes mental health, case management, and security practitioners. Medical personnel will be part of the multidisciplinary team when inmates who have chronic care or other significant medical accommodation needs participate in this program. Standard – statement that defines a required or essential condition to be achieved and/or maintained.

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