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

Part 3: Justice and Order

the person hearing the case. One key to that assessment is knowing court material has been included along with up-to-date and thorough progress reports from insti tutional case workers and community placement and/or parole officers. Protocols : Written policy and procedure; information-verification method; report ing forms. Process Indicators : Copies of facility reports provided to release authority; copies of home-study reports prepared by community supervision personnel; copies of information-verification forms. The releasing authority does not accept the presence of a detainer as an auto matic bar to release The authority pursues the basis of any such detainer and releases the juvenile to detainers, when appropriate Comment : Detainers represent an outstanding charge that may or may not be ad judicated and should not automatically constitute a bar to release to an aftercare program or other approved placement. Staff should, as a matter of practice, trace detainers to determine their basis and probability of service. When appropriate, the releasing authority should release juveniles to detainers. Protocols : Written policy and procedure; written release criteria; detainer tracking forms. Process Indicators : Juvenile records; completed detainer-tracking forms; release records of juveniles with detainers. The agency responsible for the community supervision of the juvenile is au thorized to petition the placing/releasing authority if it appears the juvenile has willfully failed to comply with any part of the disposition or release order A copy of this petition is provided to the juvenile, his/her attorney, parent, and/or guardian Comment : The court or releasing authority should be informed of all cases of will ful noncompliance by the juvenile, since this is the agency with the authority to apply sanctions against the juvenile.

Detainer 5-JCF-3A-27 (Ref 4-JCF-3A-26)

Parole-Violation Review 5-JCF-3A-28 (Ref 4-JCF-3A-27)

Protocols : Written policy and procedure; supervision forms; petition forms.

Process Indicators : Completed supervision forms indicating noncompliance with release orders; completed petition forms and documentation of service to the juve nile, attorney, parent, and/or guardian.

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