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

Part 3: Justice and Order

7 Special rules for children 8 Authorized items visitors may bring to give to the juvenile 9 Special visits

Comment : None.

Protocols : Written policy and procedure; juvenile handbook; rules; visiting rules and regulations. Process Indicators : Juvenile records; documentation of information sent to par ents; visiting records.

Approved Visitors 5-JCF-3A-20 (Ref 4-JCF-3A-19)

Juveniles may receive approved visitors except where there is substantiated, documented evidence that the visitor poses a threat to the safety of the juve

nile or the security of the facility Procedures specify: 1 That visitors register on entry into the facility 2 The circumstances under which visitors are searched 3 The circumstances under which visits are supervised 4 Provisions for special visits

Comment : The range of visiting hours and/or approved visitors should be as broad as possible. Whenever a visitor is permanently denied access to the facility, such as through a court order, the reasons for exclusion should be specified in a writ ten report, copies of which are kept on file and given to the juvenile involved, if requested. Each visitor should be required to register his/her name, address, and relation to the juvenile on entry. Protocols : Written policy and procedure; juvenile handbook; rules; rules for visi tors; visiting schedule.

Process Indicators : Visiting records.

Visitation Area 5-JCF-3A-21 (Ref 4-JCF-3A-20)

Visitation areas provide for informal communication, including opportunity for physical contact, except in instances of substantiated, documented securi ty risks Comment : The degree of informality of juvenile visiting facilities should be con sistent with the facility’s overall security requirements.

Protocols : Written policy and procedure; juvenile handbook; rules.

Process Indicators : Observations of visiting rooms both contact and noncontact visiting; visiting records; documentation of substantiated security risks.

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