State courts administrator — valuation of services, development of standards, processes, guidelines relating to juvenile court — consideration of racial disparity.

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Effective - 28 Aug 1995

211.326. State courts administrator — valuation of services, development of standards, processes, guidelines relating to juvenile court — consideration of racial disparity. — 1. The state courts administrator shall:

(1) Evaluate existing services by establishing performance standards including performance standards for juvenile courts receiving diversion funds;

(2) Develop standards for orientation training for all new juvenile court professional personnel, including juvenile officers, deputy juvenile officers and other personnel deemed necessary by the state courts administrator;

(3) Develop standards for continuing education for existing juvenile court professional personnel, including juvenile officers, deputy juvenile officers and other personnel deemed necessary by the state courts administrator;

(4) Develop a process to evaluate services and collect relevant outcome data;

(5) Develop a standardized assessment form for classifying juvenile offenders; and

(6) Develop guidelines for juvenile court judges to use in determining the length of time a child may be detained prior to informal adjustment or formal adjudication.

2. Standards, training and assessment forms developed pursuant to subsection 1 of this section shall be developed considering racial disparities in the juvenile justice system.

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(L. 1995 H.B. 174, et al. § 3)

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