New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 8 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Chapter 14 - JUVENILE JUSTICE › Part 2 - PROBATION AND AFTERCARE SERVICES › Section 8.14.2.7 - DEFINITIONS

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
A.
Absconder
refers to a client on probation or supervised release that
				leaves the jurisdiction without permission or an escapee or runaway from a
				placement.
B.
Adjudication
refers to a judicial determination that a juvenile has
				committed a delinquent act.
C.
Adjudicatory hearing
refers to children's court hearing to decide
				whether the evidence supports the allegations of a petition, i.e., whether a
				delinquent act has been committed.
D.
Affidavit for warrant
refers
				to a sworn statement submitted to the court detailing the basis for the warrant
				request including information regarding efforts to locate the subject of the
				warrant.
E.
Aftercare
refers to supervised release case management provided to clients released from
				juvenile justice facilities and treatment programs.
F.
Arrest warrant
refers to a
				warrant issued from district court ordering that a client be taken into
				custody.
G.
Children's court
				attorney (CCA)
refers to each district attorney who is the children's
				court attorney for the judicial district (Section 32A-1-6A NMSA
				1978).
H.
Classification
refers to an assessment of the client's risk, needs and
				strengths to determine the level of supervision of clients receiving community
				supervision.
I.
Client
				family baseline assessment
refers to a written report by the juvenile
				probation officer that identifies the client's delinquent history and the
				strengths and needs of the client and family.
J.
Conditional release
refers
				to a client's release from detention under court ordered requirements related
				to behavior, activities or movement.
K.
Delinquent act
refers to an
				act committed by a juvenile that would be designated as a crime under the law
				if committed by an adult.
L.
Detention
refers to the temporary care of juveniles alleged to be
				delinquent who require secure custody in facility certified for that purpose by
				the department (Section 32A-2-4 NMSA 1978).
M.
Electronic monitoring (EM)
refers to the use of an electronic device to monitor the movement and location
				of an individual.
N.
Facility release panel (panel)
is the departmental secretary-designated
				releasing authority that considers juveniles for supervised release.
O.
A FINS
refers to families in
				need of services (Section 32A-3A-2 NMSA 1978).
P.
Family automated client tracking
				(FACTS)
refers to the CYFD computer database in which client information
				is maintained.
Q.
Informal
				probation
refers to a period of voluntary non-judicial supervision that
				does not exceed a specified duration. Conditions for successful completion of
				the period of informal supervision are defined in the individualized plan of
				care.
R.
Intake
refers to the assessment of services and supervision required for an individual
				referred to youth and family services and those activities associated with
				placing a client on probation, supervised release or receiving a client at a
				juvenile justice facility.
S.
Interstate compact on juveniles
refers to a voluntary agreement
				between the states and territories of the United States to provide for the
				welfare and protection of juveniles and the public with respect to supervision
				of delinquent juveniles on probation or supervised release, the return of
				delinquent juveniles who have escaped or absconded, the return of
				non-delinquent juveniles who have run away from home, and additional measures
				for the protection of juveniles and the public (Section 32A-10-1, NMSA,
				1978).
T.
Juvenile
				probation
refers to a court-ordered sanction and disposition which
				places an adjudicated client under the supervision and care of a juvenile
				probation officer
U.
Juvenile probation officer (JPO)
refers to a department staff person
				whom provides court-ordered and informal supervision for clients.
V.
Supervised release
refers to
				the release of a juvenile, whose term of commitment has not expired, from a
				facility for the care and rehabilitation of adjudicated delinquent children,
				with specified conditions to protect public safety and promote successful
				transition and reintegration into the community. A juvenile on supervised
				release is subject to monitoring by the department until the term of commitment
				has expired, and may be returned to custody for violating conditions of
				release.
W.
Petition
refers to a legal document in which the state formally alleges the client to be
				a delinquent or a youthful offender due to the commission of a delinquent
				act(s), or of a family subject to FINS.
X.
Plan of care
refers to a
				plan for treatment or supervision of clients in the custody of, or under the
				supervision of, CYFD.
Y.
Preliminary inquiry (PI)
refers to a conference between the JPO, client,
				and parent or guardian to assess whether a referral to the CCA should be made
				to file a delinquency petition.
Z.
Probation
refers to a court-ordered sanction and disposition that
				places an adjudicated client under the, supervision and care of a juvenile
				probation officer.
AA.
Referral
refers to a report alleging delinquency or families in need of
				services (FINS) that comes from law enforcement, schools, department
				facilities, parents or citizens.
BB.
Retake warrant
refers to
				the document issued by youth and family services directed to law enforcement
				and department staff, to detain a client alleged to have violated conditions of
				supervised release and return the client to a detention facility.
CC.
Supervision plan
refers to
				the probation or supervised release agreement and the plan of care.
DD.
Triage
refers to a case
				staffing between the assigned JPO, JPO supervisor, and community behavioral
				health clinician (CBHC). The purpose of the case staffing is to review
				placement options and develop a treatment plan for clients that are at risk of
				out of home placement. The statewide entity managing behavioral health
				contracts (Optum Health or its successor) are invited to attend triage
				meetings.