Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 0420 - Correction
Subtitle 0420-04 - Youth Services
Chapter 0420-04-01 - COUNTY GRANTS FOR COMMUNITY INTERVENTION SERVICES
Section 0420-04-01-.10 - NATURE OF PROGRAMS
Universal Citation: TN Comp Rules and Regs 0420-04-01-.10
Current through September 24, 2024
(1) The types of programs which may be funded include, but are not limited to, the following, or any combination thereof:
(a) Residential
1. group homes;
2. residential treatment centers;
or
3. foster homes.
(b) Non-residential
1. intensive family counseling;
2. intensive probation;
3. crisis intervention;
4. day treatment;
5. victim/offender reconciliation;
or
6. community
service/restitution
(2) Children Eligible to Receive Services. The juvenile court judge should consider the extent and nature of prior delinquent or unruly behaviors, the extent and nature of the presenting offense, whether the offense was committed in an aggressive and premeditated manner, and the possible rehabilitation of the child through services funded.
(a) as a disposition, the juvenile court
judge may order a child to receive service in lieu of commitment to DOC, under
the following circumstances:
1. an adjudicated
delinquent child may receive residential or non-residential services,
or
2. an unruly child who has been
adjudicated for violating a valid court order may receive non-residential
services only; and
3. in each case,
the child shall be commitable to the Department of Correction and otherwise
would have received a DOC facility placement,
(b) no child tried in a criminal court as an
adult may be sentenced by a judge of criminal jurisdiction to receive
services;
(c) the juvenile court
judge shall provide to DOC documentation that each child receiving services
meets eligibility criteria.
Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-3-603 and 4-3-606.
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