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A. Minimum-risk Nonresidential.
Programs or program models at this commitment level work
with youth who remain at home and participate at least 5
days per week in a day treatment program. Youth assessed and
classified for programs at this commitment level represent a
minimum risk to themselves and public safety and do not
require placement and services in residential settings.
Youth in this level have full access to, and reside in, the
community. Youth who have been found to have committed
delinquent acts that involve firearms, that are sexual
offenses, or that would be life felonies or first-degree
felonies if committed by an adult may not be committed to a
program at this level.
B. Low-risk Residential.
Youth classified for placement in programs in this
restrictiveness level are assessed as low risks to public
safety, yet require 24-hour supervision. Currently, most
placements result from first and second-degree misdemeanors
to third degree felonies. Patterns of offending are
infrequent and non-violent and are oriented toward property
crimes rather than crimes against people. These youth have
usually performed unsuccessfully in prevention and diversion
programs, and typically have weak family and community
support structures. Low-risk programs cannot accept youth
who are found to have committed delinquent acts that involve
firearms, are sexual offenses, or would be life felonies or
first-degree felonies if committed by an adult. With the
court’s concurrence, low-risk programs may allow supervised
and unsupervised access to the community contingent upon the
youth’s assessed risk to the public and demonstration of
positive behavior. Examples of low-risk program models
include host homes, group treatment homes, and short-term
outdoor expedition programs.
C. Moderate-risk Residential.
Youth classified for placement in this restrictiveness level
have been assessed as moderate risks to public safety and
require 24-hour awake supervision. Moderate-risk facilities
are either environmentally secure, staff secure, or
hardware-secure with walls, fencing, or locking doors. The
majority of these youth have generally committed serious
property offenses and their offending is characterized by
frequent and repeated law violations. Moderate-risk
programs, with the court’s concurrence, may allow supervised
and unsupervised access to the community contingent upon the
youth’s assessed risk to the public and demonstration of
positive behavior. Program models include halfway houses,
wilderness camps, and youth academies.
D. High-risk Residential.
Youth classified for placement in this restrictiveness level
have been assessed as high risks to public safety and
require close supervision in a structured residential
setting that provides 24-hour secure custody and care.
Placement in a high-risk program is prompted by a concern
for public safety that outweighs placement in a program at
lower restrictiveness levels. High-risk facilities are
hardware-secure with perimeter fencing and locking doors.
Community access for youth in high-risk programs is
restricted primarily to necessary off-site activities such
as court appearances and health-related events. However,
with the court’s concurrence, unsupervised home visits for
purposes of facilitating their transition may be granted
toward the end of a youth’s stay if the youth is assessed as
a minimum risk to the community and has demonstrated
positive behavior. Examples of high-risk program models
include intensive halfway houses, sex offender programs, and
youth development centers.
E. Maximum-risk Residential.
Youth classified for placement in this restrictiveness level
have been assessed as serious risks to public safety and
require 24-hour custody, care, and close supervision in a
maximum-security setting. They are chronic offenders with
committing offenses consisting of violent and other serious
felony offenses. Placement in a maximum-risk program, with a
minimum length of stay of 18 months, is prompted by a
demonstrated need to protect the public. Therefore,
maximum-risk facilities are hardware-secure with perimeter
security fencing and locking doors. These facilities are
comprised of single cells, except that youth may be housed
together during their pre-release transition phase. Except
for necessary off-site supervised activities such as court
appearances and health-related events, youth in maximum-risk
programs are prohibited from having access to the community.
Program models include long-term maximum-security programs
and juvenile offender corrections centers.
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