Vol.9 No.17 - ACCREDITATION COMMISSION ISSUES PROBATION-AFTERCARE STANDARDS FOR JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM

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Comprehensive probation and aftercare standards for the juvenile justice system address nationwide inconsistencies in youth services. The framework stresses sound intake procedures to determine whether juveniles should be processed through juvenile court or diverted to social service organizations, protecting alleged youth rights. It mandates due process and procedural regularity, requires equal service opportunities for male and female juveniles, and outlines administration, fiscal management, personnel, case records, supervision, and release and revocation procedures.

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Mandate Due Process

The Testimony

August 25,1978 Vol.9 No.17 # ACCREDITATION COMMISSION ISSUESPROBATION-AFTERCARE STANDARDSFOR JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM Standards Stress Sound Intake Procedures,Due Process And Equality Of Services Critical of the nationwide inconsistency ofyouth services,the Commission on Accreditationfor Corrections today issued comprehensive stan-dards for juvenile probation and aftercare services. The standards emphasize the Commission'sposition that status offenders and neglected youthshould be removed from the juvenile correctionssystem."In these standards,"explained CommissionChairman H.G.Moeller,"the Commission hasstressed the role of sound intake procedures todetermine which youth should be processedthrough the juvenile court and which youth shouldbe diverted to other social service organizations.Proper intake procedures will ensure that thejuvenile courts process only those youth ‘allegedto have committed acts that would be crimes ifcommitted by adults.'” ## Mandate Due Process Citing the necessity of the Supreme Courtto correct injustices caused by the informality ofthe juvenile court,the standards mandate dueprocess and procedural regularity to ensure theprotection of the individual rights of juvenilessubject to probation and aftercare supervision. "It is very important that programs such asprobation and aftercare protect the rights ofindividual juveniles through the establishment ofappropriate and adequate policy and procedure,”said Anthony B.Travisono,executive director of the IN THIS ISSUE ACCREDITATION:Commission Moves StrongInto Juvenile Justice System WithProbation-Aftercare Standards. .. ·.1 Recent Congressional Testimony DetailsCommission Stance On Juvenile Issues..... 2 LEAA STUDY:Plea Bargaining ExaminationReveals Society Benefits More ThanDefendant Citing Economic Plus.·······5 MARYLAND FILES APPEAL:Judges'Order ToReduce Inmate Population Would Compromise"Integrity Of Prison Administration'······6 Corrections Officers Survivors Awarded Benefits··7 NEW BOOK:University Of Georgia Publication Examines Interesting Crime Control Issues····7 NIC GRANT AWARDS.·········8 LEAA GRANTS·..· ····· ··9 PAROLE CONTRACT:Michigan DepartmentAbandons Use After Study RevealsNo Positive Impact· ..········9 ........... .10 JOB LISTING OUR NEXT ISSUE! Exclusive Coverage Of The American CorrectionalAssociation's 108th Congress Of CorrectionFrom Portland American Correctional Association,the Com-mission's sponsoring organization. The standards also call for equality of ser-vices available to male and female juveniles.“While we recognize some of the economicreasons for the current distribution of youthservices,which is disproportionate in favor ofmales,the Commission strongly believes thatservices and programs should be equally dis-tributed,"said Robert H.Fosen,Commissionexecutive director.“Community supervisionprograms should provide equal opportunitiesfor participation by both female and male ju-veniles." The Manual of Standards for Juvenile Pro-bation and Aftercare Services includes 259 stand-ards which address the administration,fiscalmanagement,personnel,case records,planning,research,intake,placement,transfer,termination,supervision,volunteer involvement,and releaseand revocation procedures for juvenile probationand aftercare. "It is timely that these standards,developedjointly by the Commission and the ACA are beingreleased just prior to the 108th ACA Congress ofCorrection (in Portland,Ore.,Aug.20-24),"saidTravisono."The acceptance and implementationof this volume of standards by corrections pro-fessionals will go far in eliminating the disparityof service delivery across jurisdictions.” The standards are the second volume in afour-part series of juvenile corrections standardsto be released by the Commission.The first vol-ume,Manual of Standards for Community Resi-dential Services,was released in May(see story,Vol.6,No.11,p 2).The other two volumes,addressing

FAQs

What is the purpose of the probation and aftercare standards described in the document?

The standards provide comprehensive guidance for juvenile probation and aftercare services, aiming to address inconsistencies in youth services and improve administration and protections for juveniles under supervision.

How do the standards define the role of intake procedures?

Sound intake procedures are required to determine which youth should be processed through juvenile court and which should be diverted to other social service organizations.

What due-process and equality requirements do the standards include?

The standards mandate due process and procedural regularity to protect individual rights, and they require equality of services available to male and female juveniles.

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