Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 18 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part 29 - Division of Youth Services - Office of Community Services Policy Manual › Chapter 2 - Definitions

Current through June 25, 2024
Case Supervision Plan:
A plan that the
				Community Services Section, Youth Services Specialist utilizes with youth and
				families to facilitate youth in meeting established goals while on probation or
				parole.
Child in Need of Supervision:
A child
				who has reached at least his seventh birthday and is in need of treatment or
				rehabilitation because the child:
A. Is
			 habitually disobedient of reasonable and lawful commands of his parent,
			 guardian and/or custodian and is ungovernable; or
B. Is habitually and without justification
			 absent from school violating the state's compulsory school attendance law; or
			 while being required to attend school, willfully and habitually violates the
			 rules; or
C. Runs away from home
			 without good cause; or
D. Has
			 committed a delinquent act or acts.
Community Services, Youth Services Specialist File:
The official record maintained by Community Services for each
				youth referred to a Youth Services Specialist. The documents maintained in the
				files outline the youth's program service delivery and other youth-specific
				case documents.
Delinquent:
A child who has reached at
				least his/her tenth birthday and who has committed a delinquent act or
				acts.
Graduated Response: A system of sanctions and incentives
				implemented by the Youth Services Specialist.
Incentive:
A motivational tool
				utilized by awarding youth for making positive strides towards meeting their
				short and/or long-term goals.
Informal Adjustment Agreement:
A
				written agreement between the Youth Services Specialist, the youth and his/her
				parent(s), guardian(s) and/or custodian(s), which outlines the terms and
				conditions of the Informal Adjustment Agreement. Entering an Informal
				Adjustment Agreement is voluntary; it is not an admission of wrongdoing, and it
				does not constitute an adjudication of delinquency.
Interstate Compact for Juveniles
				(ICJ):
An agreement pertaining to the legally authorized transfer
				or supervision and care, as well as the return of juveniles from one state to
				another, which has been adopted by all member states that have enacted
				legislation in substantially the same language. The agreement does not include
				or provide for the transfer of court jurisdiction from one state to
				another.
Non-Reporting Probation:
A
				disposition, which allows a youth under the court's jurisdiction to remain in
				his/her community under certain terms and conditions, set forth by the court.
				The youth is not required to report to the Youth Services Specialist.
Parole:
A period of time when a youth
				who has been released from Oakley Youth Development Center (OYDC) is supervised
				by the Office of Community Services in his/her community of residence.
Probation:
A disposition, which allows
				a youth under the court's jurisdiction to remain in his/her community under the
				supervision of a Youth Services Specialist, under certain terms and conditions,
				set forth by the court.
Protective Factors:
Factors that exist
				within an individual's situation/circumstances that may mitigate a youth's
				overall risk.
Risk/Needs Assessment:
An assessment
				instrument and process used to classify youth and to determine levels of risk,
				need, and supervision. The Risk/Needs assessment is used to ensure that youth
				are served in the least restrictive placement appropriate to the identified
				risks and needs.
Sanction:
A measure imposed for a
				violation(s) of probation or parole conditions.
System of Care:
A coordinated network
				of agencies and providers working as a team to make full range mental health
				and other necessary services available as needed by children with mental health
				problems, and their families.
Violation:
An act of non-compliance
				with a condition of probation/parole.