Idaho Administrative Code
Title IDAPA 05 - Juvenile Corrections, Department of
Rule 05.01.04 - UNIFORM STANDARDS FOR JUVENILE PROBATION SERVICES
Section 05.01.04.010 - DEFINITIONS

01. Balanced Approach. An approach to juvenile justice that gives balanced attention to holding offenders accountable, developing competencies, and protecting the community. (3-31-22)

02. Case Management Plan. A plan developed in collaboration with those directly involved in a juvenile's case to address criminogenic risk factors and identified needs. (3-31-22)

03. Evidence-Based Practices. Practices that are demonstrated to be effective through empirical research. (3-31-22)

04. Graduated Sanctions. An evidence-based model for juvenile offenders that combines accountability and sanctions with increasingly intensive treatment and rehabilitation services. (3-31-22)

05. Juvenile Probation Department. Any public or private agency, made up of one (1) or more staff, administered by or contracted with the court or county to provide juvenile probation services to a county at the expense and concurrence of the county commissioners. Services may include intake, diversion, supervision, restitution, and community service work. (3-31-22)

06. Juvenile Probation Officer. An employee of a juvenile probation department who is responsible for supervision of juvenile offenders' compliance with court orders. (3-31-22)

07. Probation. A legal status created by a court order that permits a juvenile offender to remain in the community with conditions and restrictions imposed by the court. (3-31-22)

08. Recidivism. A measure that counts the number of juvenile offenders who are adjudicated of a new misdemeanor or felony offense within a specified time period. (3-31-22)

09. Validated Risk/Needs Assessment. A validated instrument that measures a juvenile's criminal risk factors and specific needs that, if addressed, should reduce the juvenile's likelihood to reoffend. (3-31-22)