NCJ Number
99987
Date Published
1983
Length
82 pages
Annotation
These performance standards present the minimum requirements for accreditation and for the provision of adequate juvenile aftercare and probation services.
Abstract
Definitional guidelines are provided for juvenile correctional roles, responsibilities, functions, policies, and procedures. Areas covered include administration, organization, and management; personnel; training and staff development; fiscal management; juvenile records; management information and research; intake; community placement programs; placement, transfer, termination, and removal processes; probation and aftercare supervision; predisposition investigations and reports; release and revocation; and citizen and volunteer involvement. Each standard is presented together with an amplifying discussion of its implications. A glossary and the American Correctional Association Code of Ethics are included.