DMC Policies and Procedures. (a) Revise policies, procedures, practices, and existing agreements to reduce DMC at each Decision Point and encourage objective decision making in all departments relating to its delinquency docket. (p. 23)
(b) Revision of the above to include: (p. 23)
(i) Collection of sufficient data
(ii) Provision requiring least restrictive options and alternatives to a detention setting (iii.) Guidelines identifying a list of infractions for which a child shall NOT be detained
DMC Policies and Procedures. (a) Revise policies, procedures, practices, and existing agreements to reduce DMC at each Decision Point and encourage objective decision making in all departments relating to its delinquency docket. (p. 23) DISCUSSION: Already discussed. DISCUSSION: Structured decision-making tools have been adopted, revised, and implemented. However, efforts to revise need to continue.
(b) Revision of the above to include: (p. 23)
(i) Collection of sufficient data
(ii) Provision requiring least restrictive options and alternatives to a detention setting (iii.) Guidelines identifying a list of infractions for which a child shall NOT be detained (iv.) Guidelines identifying a list of infractions for which a child may be detained (v.) Training and guidance on the use of existing and new objective decision making tools
DMC Policies and Procedures. (a) Revise policies, procedures, practices, and existing agreements to reduce DMC at each Decision Point and encourage objective decision making in all departments relating to its delinquency docket. (p. 23) DISCUSSION- while the DAT is being validated, there has been no other movement to evaluate decision-making, policies and procedures and to make CHANGE as relates to DMC. This must be done to ensure the stated objectives of fairness are being attained, especially in light of the Relative Rate information and results from the Assessment studies and the Field and Validation Tests of DAT.
DMC Policies and Procedures. (a) Revise policies, procedures, practices, and existing agreements to reduce DMC at each Decision Point and encourage objective decision making in all departments relating to its delinquency docket. (p. 23) DISCUSSION- Discussion and revision of policies, practices and existing agreements to reduce DMC at each stage has not been sufficient. DISCUSSION-Structured decision-making tools have been adopted and implemented.
(b) Revision of the above to include: (p. 23)
(i) Collection of sufficient data
(ii) Provision requiring least restrictive options and alternatives to a detention setting (iii.) Guidelines identifying a list of infractions for which a child shall NOT be detained
DMC Policies and Procedures. (c) Reassess the effectiveness of its policies, procedures, practices and existing agreements annually and make necessary revisions to increase DMC reduction. (p. 24) DISCUSSION-annual assessment should be coming in early 2015.
