N.J. Admin. Code § 13:100-2.1

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 13:100-2.1 - Initial reception

(a) The Commission shall operate separate and distinct reception and assessment facilities (RAFs) for males and females. Except for educational and recreational activities, sight and sound separation shall be maintained between male and female juveniles.

(b) Upon admission to an RAF, a juvenile shall be assigned to a housing unit within the facility.

(c) The reception process shall be completed as soon as possible after a juvenile is admitted to an RAF, and in any event within three weeks from the date of admission.

(d) Each juvenile shall be provided with an orientation session as soon as possible, and in any event within one week of admission to an RAF unless compelling security or safety reasons dictate otherwise, or if to do so would adversely affect the orderly operations of the facility. Topics of orientation sessions shall include, but shall not be limited to:

1. Rights and privileges of juveniles;

2. Work opportunities;

3. Secure facility services;

4. Recreation and leisure time activities;

5. Grooming and hygiene;

6. Personal property;

7. Housekeeping;

8. Juvenile discipline; and

9. Time and sentences.

(e) During the initial reception process, a detailed social history and medical/dental examination, including a substance abuse evaluation, shall be completed for each juvenile and assessments shall be made with respect to the juvenile's psychological, educational and vocational needs. Every juvenile shall be evaluated and assessed by a child study team, and Individual Education Programs, as defined and required under provisions of the Individual with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), 20 U.S.C. §§ 1400 et seq., and Section 504 Plans, as defined and provided for under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. §§ 701 et seq., shall be developed or revisited for juveniles identified as having disabilities as defined in those statutes. All results shall be recorded in a comprehensive information format maintained for individual juveniles.

(f) An admissions summary for each juvenile shall be developed from a compilation of the information identified in (e) above, and all other available relevant sources, including the Pre-disposition Report, police investigation files, automated case tracking systems, and records of prior involvement with law enforcement and correctional authorities. Information provided shall include, but not be limited to, the juvenile's:

1. Current offense;

2. Length of sentence;

3. Prior court history, if any;

4. Family situation;

5. Psychiatric or psychological report summaries;

6. Medical condition; and

7. Academic and vocational assessment, including special education needs and disability services and accommodations.

(g) The needs of the juvenile shall be determined by reviewing the results of the assessments in (e) and (f) above. The issues to be considered when identifying a juvenile's needs shall include, but need not be limited to, the juvenile's:

1. Family situation;

2. Social, emotional and psychological profile;

3. Medical and dental condition;

4. Educational and vocational profile;

5. Peer relationships;

6. Substance abuse evaluation; and

7. Current and prior facility adjustment.

(h) At the end of the reception and assessment process, the juvenile shall appear before a Classification Committee for assignment to an appropriate Commission facility.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:100-2.1

Amended by R.2011 d.094, effective 3/21/2011.
See: 42 N.J.R. 2596(a), 43 N.J.R. 738(a).
In (e), deleted a comma following the first occurrence of "juvenile", and substituted "in a comprehensive information format maintained for individual juveniles" for "on the juvenile's Comprehensive Information Assessment (CIA) form"; and in (h), substituted "a Classification Committee" for "the JCC".