Current through August 26, 2024
(1) PURPOSE. Within
35 days after a youth's admission to an institution, OJOR shall conduct the
initial JPRC conference to report and discuss the findings and recommendations
of the A&E staff and to identify the priority program needs of the youth.
OJOR shall invite all members of the JPRC, the parent of a youth under the age
of 18 years or a guardian to offer additional information and to make
recommendations concerning program needs.
(2) NOTICE. OJOR shall give timely
notification of the conference to the members of the JPRC, the youth, the
parent of a youth under the age of 18 years or a guardian. Notice shall be
written and include the criteria for review, issues to be considered, notice of
the opportunity to make recommendations at the conference and notice that the
youth has a right to appear, unless the youth's conduct is disruptive or the
youth presents a danger to self or others.
(3) PROCEDURE. The procedure for the initial
JPRC conference shall include all of the following:
(a) The OJOR representative shall act as
chairperson of the conference. The JPRC shall review the assessment and
evaluation report, the education evaluation report, the family and home
assessment, the needs assessment prepared by the both the institution and the
agent and the risk assessment prepared by the agent.
(b) The OJOR representative shall request
that the parents or guardian, if present, offer ideas and make suggestions
regarding the youth's program needs and the direction of the case
plan.
(c) The OJOR representative
shall provide the youth an opportunity to appear or make a written statement,
to offer ideas and suggestions concerning programming and to answer questions.
If the youth is unable to participate, the institution social worker shall
represent his or her interests.
(d)
The JPRC shall develop recommendations that are consistent with the goals of s.
DOC 371.01
and the facts of the case relating to the delinquency adjudication, the court
ordered disposition and the needs of the youth. The OJOR representative shall
provide the youth and parents of a youth under the age of 18 years or guardian
with a copy of the recommendations. The recommendations may relate to all of
the following:
1. Placement of the youth in a
type 1 or type 2 secured correctional facility or on aftercare in the youth's
home, an independent living arrangement or an alternate care
facility.
2. Discharge from
supervision.
3. Whether a
recommendation shall be made to the court concerning extension of the
dispositional order.
4. Broad
program goals that address needs identified during the A&E
process.
(4)
INDIVIDUAL CASE PLANS.
(a) The receiving
institution shall prepare a case plan consistent with par. (b) for each youth
within 21 days after the initial JPRC conference and distribute copies to all
members of the JPRC. When a youth is transferred to another institution as a
result of the initial JPRC conference, the receiving institution shall complete
an individual case plan for the JPRC as soon as possible, but no later than 21
days after receipt of the youth. For youth transferred to type 2 secured
correctional facilities after the initial JPRC conference, case-planning
procedures shall be accomplished under s.
DOC 371.21.
(b) Institution program staff shall develop a
case plan for each youth based on the youth's needs and shall review the plan
regularly with the youth. Program staff may change the case plan at any time
depending on the youth's needs and progress. The case plan shall take into
account the goals set by the JPRC and shall include all of the following:
1. Short-term and long-term
objectives.
2. Interventions and
strategies to be implemented to achieve the objectives.
3. The staff who are assigned responsibility
for implementing and documenting progress on each objective.
4. A tentative community placement plan and a
projected placement date.
(5) DECISIONS.
(a)
OJOR decisions. OJOR
shall make decisions regarding a youth's release from a type 1 secured
correctional facility, administrative transfer, any special conditions of
release, a placement category for youth on community supervision, and requests
to the court for an extension of supervision.
(b)
Type 1 or type 2 secured
correctional facility decisions. The type 1 or type 2 secured
correctional facility shall determine the youth's treatment, educational,
vocational or other daily activities, taking into consideration the JPRC
recommendations under sub. (3) (d). All programs at each facility shall include
privileges (positive reinforcers) that youth may earn by exhibiting positive
behaviors. The linking of a privilege with positive behavior creates a reward
system in which staff acknowledges a youth's positive behavior.
(c)
Notice of decisions. The
decisions of OJOR under par. (a) shall be in writing and shall be forwarded by
OJOR to the youth, the parents of a youth under the age of 18 or guardian and
the members of the JPRC within 7 days following the initial JPRC conference.
(d)
Implementation of
decisions. If the program assignment under par. (b) cannot be
implemented, staff shall document that fact and notify OJOR and the
administrator. The administrator, in consultation with OJOR, shall determine
the program assignment.
(6) REQUEST FOR REVIEW. JPRC members may
request review by the administrator of decisions made under sub. (5). The
person requesting a review shall submit the request in writing to the OJOR
director within 7 days of the day the decision is issued. The administrator
shall issue a final decision within 7 days of receipt of the request for
review. Failure of the administrator to issue a decision within 7 days affirms
the decisions made under sub. (5).
