Florida Administrative Code › 63 - DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE › 63F - Division of Administration › Chapter 63F-11 - CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CENTER › Section 63F-11.004 - Reportable Incident Types

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Program
				Disruption Incidents, which include:
(a)
				Accident, Building Emergency, or System Malfunction: Any accident on the
				grounds of the facility or program, or any significant failure of an electronic
				or manual system that directly impacts the safety, security and welfare of
				department youths at a residential facility or program, juvenile assessment
				center, or detention center where maintenance staff cannot affect repairs
				within twenty-four (24) hours, or facility operations will be disrupted, or any
				emergency situation that requires evacuation or results in the evacuation of
				youths and staff from a department owned or provider owned building under
				contractual use for the care and custody of department youth. This includes,
				but is not limited to, fire, bomb threat, or the discovery of a suspect device.
				Excluded are scheduled exercises, drills, and false alarms.
(b) Discovery of Illegal or Controlled Drugs,
				Alcohol, Firearms, or Other Weapons: Any incident where the discovery occurred
				at any facility, program, office, vehicle, or site operated by the department,
				a provider or grantee. The following are exceptions to the reporting
				requirement:
1. Controlled drugs properly
				stored and secured in a medical unit, in a staff housing unit located on the
				grounds of the facility/program, or in a department, provider or grant
				site.
2. Possession of a weapon or
				firearm by a certified law enforcement officer.
(c) Contraband: Any incident or event where
				the discovery of unauthorized items such as cigarette lighters, tobacco
				products, electronic smoking devices, money, cellular telephones, smart
				watches, or other items when the possession of said items presents a potential
				danger to youth or staff or otherwise disrupts or threatens program safety or
				security at any facility, program office, or site operated by the department, a
				provider or grantee. Contraband discovered during the intake process or initial
				search process does not have to be reported unless the contraband is considered
				illegal per Florida statute.
1. Any incident
				or event in which detention or residential staff have an unauthorized item that
				is discovered in a secure area of the facility/program, regardless of who the
				items belong to or who is in the possession of the item (youth, staff or no
				one).
2. Any incident or event in
				which a youth who has been detained or committed to residential commitment
				program with no unsupervised release for over 30 days tests positive for
				illegal drugs. This does not include any medication prescribed to
				youth.
3. Any incident or event
				where evidence is present that contraband exists, but staff have been unable to
				locate the contraband.
(d) Disturbance: Any situation resulting in
				the loss of control at a facility or program that necessitates notifying law
				enforcement, or other outside sources to request assistance.
(e) Hostage Situation: Any incident where a
				person is held by force against his or her will to enforce the demands of the
				hostage-taker.
(f) Incidents
				Involving Visitors: Any incident involving a visitor(s) that requires a
				response by law enforcement.
(g)
				Natural or Environmental Disaster: Any incident or event in which a state or
				contracted facility or program is exposed to adverse elements of nature
				including, but not limited to, high winds, lightning, flooding, as caused by
				hurricanes, or earthquake that causes damage to the physical structure
				interrupting the operation of the program, results in the evacuation of youths
				and staff, or results in injury to youths or staff. Any incident or event under
				this subsection involving the evacuation of a facility or program requires an
				update once the youth and staff return.
(h) Media Attention: Any incident or criminal
				activity that has resulted in media attention involving youth regardless of
				their status with the department, DJJ/Contracted personnel, or programs. This
				includes incidents where media representatives were at the scene of the
				incident or have called with questions. This does not include social media
				posts or jail website posts.
(i)
				Loss, Theft or Destruction of Department Property, Vehicles, Equipment, or
				Youth Property: Any incident where the listed categories of property are lost
				or stolen regardless of incident location:
1.
				Any state-owned vehicle utilized by the department, a provider, or a
				grantee.
2. Firearms or other
				weapons.
3. Keys to a facility,
				program, or office building, including mechanical keys, electronic keys, or
				access cards, if they cannot be located within 2 hours.
4. Any state-owned property, including
				property in the custody of a provider, with a value exceeding
				$300.00.
5. Computer, computer
				storage media, or other digital mobile device, such as cellular telephones,
				radios, and personal digital assistant devices, where there is a reasonable
				belief that the device may contain statutorily protected confidential
				information.
6. A department-issued
				seven-point star badge.
7. Any
				property of a youth with a value of $50.00 or more that is alleged to have been
				lost or stolen from the facility.
8. Any U.S. currency, debit card, credit card
				or gift card belonging to a youth that is alleged to have been lost or stolen
				from the facility.
(j)
				Threatened Use or Discovery of an Explosive Device: Any incident where there is
				a threatened use of an explosive device or an explosive device is discovered at
				any facility, program, office, or site operated by the department, a provider
				or grantee.
(k) Vehicle Traffic
				Crash: Any traffic crash involving a department vehicle or other vehicle used
				by on-duty staff in the performance of their duties regardless if occupied by
				department youths.
(l) Detention
				Placement Alert: Any incident where a youth in any of the following categories
				is admitted to a secure detention facility:
1.
				The admitted youth is 9 years of age or younger,
2. The admitted youth exhibits behavior
				suggestive of intellectual disability or developmental disability, including
				significant deficits in comprehension/reasoning, language expression, or
				maturity level,
3. The admitted
				youth is blind, deaf, mute, or unable to walk without the use of a mechanical
				aid.
(m) Unauthorized
				Release: Any incident or event where a youth is improperly released from any
				state operated or contracted residential facility, secure detention center or
				juvenile assessment center. This includes the release of a youth from a shelter
				when the placement is pursuant to a court order.
(n) Investigation by Other Agency: The CCC
				must be notified when an agency other than the department is present at a
				department facility, at a facility-based day treatment program, contracted
				facility, shelter, or program to conduct an investigation of physical abuse,
				sexual abuse, neglect, medical neglect or anything that affects the safety and
				wellbeing of youth that occurred in a program/facility or involves a
				department/provider employee and department youth.
(o) Program Closure: Any occurrence causing a
				program to close, which no longer has the ability to operate and provide
				services to youth, regardless of the length of closure, except as it relates to
				a contract action resulting in program closure.