New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 8 - SOCIAL SERVICES
Chapter 14 - JUVENILE JUSTICE
Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 8.14.1.7 - DEFINITIONS

A. "Cambiar (Change) New Mexico" refers to the name designated by the children, youth and families department (CYFD) for its juvenile justice reform initiative that focuses on rehabilitation and relationships. Clients and juvenile justice services' staff members build one-on-one relationships with each other and learn to interact in a completely different way then the old "correctional" model. Group building activities designed to build trust and communication are key components as well as family and community involvement.

B. "Client" refers to a person who is committed to the custody of CYFD's juvenile justice services or who is receiving services from juvenile justice services.

C. "Critical self analysis" refers to an office of general counsel (OGC) review of a specific serious client or staff related incident.

D. "Department" refers to the New Mexico children, youth and families department.

E. "Director" refers to the juvenile justice services director.

F. "Facility" refers to a facility operated by, or on behalf of CYFD's juvenile justice services, or any other facility or location designated by the juvenile justice services' director to house or provide care to clients committed to the custody of CYFD.

G. "Juvenile justice services" or "juvenile justice division" refers to the organizational unit within CYFD that operates juvenile justice facilities, and provides other services under the Delinquency Act, NMSA 1978 section 32A-2-1 et seq.

H. "Media" refers to representatives of general circulation newspapers or news magazines sold through newsstands or mail subscriptions to the general public; representatives of news programs of radio and television stations that hold federal communications commission licenses; or news services that provide material to these news outlets.

I. "Secretary" refers to the secretary of CYFD.

J. "Secure facility" refers to Camino Nuevo youth center, J. Paul Taylor center, youth diagnostic and development center or any other facility designated a secure facility by the director of juvenile justice services.

K. "Staff" refers to employee(s) of CYFD.

L. "Superintendent" refers to the chief administrator at a JJS facility.

M. "Youth care specialist" refers to juvenile justice services security employees whose primary duties include working directly with clients.