DOC 373.04(6) (6)Be supportive of efforts by other youth to involve themselves in individual programs and assist others in their efforts to obey institution rules.
DOC 373.04(7) (7)Respect the race, gender, age, disabilities, religious background, and culture of other persons.
DOC 373.04(8) (8)Participate in major decision-making affecting the youth's life.
DOC 373.04(9) (9)Carry out the youth's part of the individual case plan.
DOC 373.04(10) (10)Use the complaint procedures to address problems that cannot be handled on an informal basis.
DOC 373.04(11) (11)Maintain good personal hygiene and strive to maintain good health.
DOC 373.04(12) (12)Participate in an active, positive manner in the assigned program.
DOC 373.04 History History: Cr. Register, June, 2000, No. 534, eff. 7-1-00; CR 19-124: am. (7) Register June 2020 No. 774, eff. 7-1-20.
DOC 373.05 DOC 373.05 Conduct rules. Conduct rules define prohibited youth conduct and are described under ss. DOC 373.14 to 373.65. The conduct rules apply to each youth at all times while assigned to the supervision of an institution, regardless of where the violation was committed or attempted.
DOC 373.05 History History: Cr. Register, June, 2000, No. 534, eff. 7-1-00.
DOC 373.06 DOC 373.06 Conduct rule violations.
DOC 373.06(1)(1)A youth may not violate conduct rules.
DOC 373.06(2) (2)Violations of the conduct rules shall be resolved in accordance with this chapter.
DOC 373.06 History History: Cr. Register, June, 2000, No. 534, eff. 7-1-00.
DOC 373.07 DOC 373.07 Attempted violation of conduct rules.
DOC 373.07(1)(1)A youth is guilty of an attempt to violate a conduct rule if all of the following are true:
DOC 373.07(1)(a) (a) The youth intended to do something that would have been a conduct rule violation.
DOC 373.07(1)(b) (b) The youth committed an act that demonstrated intent to violate a conduct rule.
DOC 373.07(2) (2)The penalty for an attempt to violate a conduct rule is the same as the penalty for violating that conduct rule.
DOC 373.07(3) (3)A youth may be charged with both a substantive conduct rule violation and with an attempt to commit that conduct rule violation, based on the same incident, but may be found guilty of only one.
DOC 373.07 History History: Cr. Register, June, 2000, No. 534, eff. 7-1-00.
DOC 373.08 DOC 373.08 Aiding, abetting or knowing of conduct rule violations.
DOC 373.08(1)(1)A youth is guilty of aiding and abetting a conduct rule violation if the youth intentionally does any of the following:
DOC 373.08(1)(a) (a) Encourages, directs, commands, hires, coerces, requests or signals another youth to commit a conduct rule violation.
DOC 373.08(1)(b) (b) Assists another person, prior to a conduct rule violation, in planning or preparing for committing a conduct rule violation, with intent that the conduct rule violation be committed.
DOC 373.08(1)(c) (c) Assists another person during commission of a conduct rule violation, whether or not this assistance was planned in advance.
DOC 373.08(1)(d) (d) Destroys evidence of a conduct rule violation committed by another person or otherwise helps to prevent discovery of a conduct rule violation or of the person who committed the violation.
DOC 373.08(2) (2)If a youth knows of a plan to commit a conduct rule violation or knows of the commission of a conduct rule violation, failure of the youth to report the plan or commission is a conduct rule violation.
DOC 373.08(3) (3)A youth may be charged with both a substantive conduct rule violation and aiding and abetting or knowing of that conduct rule violation, based on the same incident, but may be found guilty of only one.
DOC 373.08(4) (4)A youth may be charged and found guilty of aiding and abetting or knowing of a conduct rule violation even if no one is charged or found guilty of committing the conduct rule violation.
DOC 373.08(5) (5)The penalty for aiding and abetting or knowing of a conduct rule violation shall normally be the same as for the substantive conduct rule violation.
DOC 373.08(6) (6)The penalty for a youth who aids and abets or knows of a conduct rule violation need not be based in any way on the penalty, if any, for the youth who actually committed the conduct rule violation.
DOC 373.08 History History: Cr. Register, June, 2000, No. 534, eff. 7-1-00.
DOC 373.09 DOC 373.09 Defenses. The following, if established by a youth by a preponderance of the evidence are complete defenses to alleged violations of the conduct rules under this chapter:
DOC 373.09(1) (1)Mental incapacity. At the time of the conduct, the youth, as a result of mental disease or defect, lacked substantial capacity either to appreciate the wrongfulness of the conduct or to conform to the conduct rules.
DOC 373.09(2) (2)Involuntary intoxication. At the time of the conduct, the youth, as a result of involuntary intoxication, lacked substantial capacity either to appreciate the wrongfulness of the conduct or to conform to the conduct rules. This subsection does not afford a defense if the intoxicant was taken voluntarily, unless the intoxicant was taken consistent with a proper prescription.
DOC 373.09(3) (3)Mistake. The youth honestly erred and the error negates the existence of a state of mind essential to the conduct rule violation.
DOC 373.09(4) (4)Self-Defense. A youth may use the minimum amount of force necessary to prevent death or bodily injury to self or in defending a third person. A youth may not continue to exercise self-defense after an order by staff to stop. In determining whether the minimum force was used in exercising self-defense, staff shall consider:
DOC 373.09(4)(a) (a) Whether the aggressor used a weapon.
DOC 373.09(4)(b) (b) The size of the youth invoking a self-defense claim in relation to the size of the aggressor.
DOC 373.09(4)(c) (c) The opportunity of the youth who claims self-defense to flee or to obtain assistance from staff.
DOC 373.09(4)(d) (d) Whether staff were nearby.
DOC 373.09(5) (5)Orders. A youth may disobey a conduct rule when expressly authorized to disobey it by staff.
DOC 373.09 History History: Cr. Register, June, 2000, No. 534, eff. 7-1-00.
DOC 373.10 DOC 373.10 Youth access to conduct rules.
DOC 373.10(1)(1)The superintendent shall provide youth with an orientation to department conduct rules as part of the assessment and evaluation of youth under s. DOC 371.05 (1) (d).
DOC 373.10(2) (2)The superintendent shall provide a youth with a written copy of the conduct rules.
DOC 373.10 History History: Cr. Register, June, 2000, No. 534, eff. 7-1-00; correction in (1) made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats., Register, June, 2000, No. 534.
DOC 373.11 DOC 373.11 Major and minor penalties and conduct rule violations.
DOC 373.11(1)(1)Any minor penalty may be imposed for a conduct rule violation for which a major penalty may be imposed.
DOC 373.11(2) (2)Restitution may be imposed in addition to or in lieu of any major penalty.
DOC 373.11(3) (3)Except for a conduct rule violation listed under sub. (4) or covered by sub. (6), a conduct rule violation is neither a major nor a minor conduct rule violation until a supervisor classifies it as major or minor using the criteria under sub. (5).
DOC 373.11(4) (4)All of the following are classified as major conduct rule violations:
DOC 373.11(4)(a) (a) Section DOC 373.14 Causing the death of another
DOC 373.11(4)(b) (b) Section DOC 373.15 Sexual intercourse
DOC 373.11(4)(c) (c) Section DOC 373.16 Sexual contact
DOC 373.11(4)(d) (d) Section DOC 373.17 Restraint of another
DOC 373.11(4)(e) (e) Section DOC 373.18 Fighting
DOC 373.11(4)(f) (f) Section DOC 373.19 Battery
DOC 373.11(4)(g) (g) Section DOC 373.21 Inciting a disturbance
DOC 373.11(4)(h) (h) Section DOC 373.22 Participating in a disturbance
DOC 373.11(4)(i) (i) Section DOC 373.26 Escape
DOC 373.11(4)(j) (j) Section DOC 373.28 Obstruction
DOC 373.11(4)(k) (k) Section DOC 373.41 Arson
DOC 373.11(4)(L) (L) Section DOC 373.42 Causing an explosion
DOC 373.11(4)(m) (m) Section DOC 373.46 Intoxicants and paraphernalia
DOC 373.11(4)(n) (n) Section DOC 373.47 Weapons
DOC 373.11(4)(o) (o) Section DOC 373.56 Misuse of medication
DOC 373.11(4)(p) (p) Section DOC 373.57 Self-harm and disfigurement
DOC 373.11(4)(q) (q) Section DOC 373.62 Violation of conditions of leave
DOC 373.11(4)(r) (r) An attempted violation of a conduct rule listed in this subsection
DOC 373.11(5) (5)An alleged violation of any section of this chapter other than those listed in sub. (4) or covered by sub. (6) may be treated as a major conduct rule violation. If the conduct rule violation has not been disposed of summarily in accordance with s. DOC 373.68, a supervisor shall decide whether the alleged violation shall be treated as a major conduct rule violation. In deciding whether an alleged violation should be treated as a major conduct rule violation, the supervisor shall consider all of the following criteria and shall indicate in the record of disciplinary action the reason for the decision based on these criteria:
DOC 373.11(5)(a) (a) Whether the youth has previously been found guilty of the same or a similar conduct rule violation, how often a finding of guilt has been established, and how recently.
DOC 373.11(5)(b) (b) Whether the youth has recently been warned about the same or similar conduct.
DOC 373.11(5)(c) (c) Whether the alleged violation created a risk of serious disruption at the institution or in the community.
DOC 373.11(5)(d) (d) Whether the alleged violation created a risk of serious injury to another person.
DOC 373.11(5)(e) (e) The value of the property involved, if the alleged violation was actual or attempted damage to property, misuse of property, possession of money, gambling, unauthorized transfer of property, soliciting staff or theft.
DOC 373.11(6) (6)Any conduct report containing at least one charge of a major conduct rule violation shall be processed as a major conduct rule violation, which may result in a major penalty, even if the conduct report also includes minor conduct rule violations.
DOC 373.11(7) (7)If a youth commits a conduct rule violation during the course of a visit, the hearing officer may suspend visiting privileges as a disposition, under s. DOC 379.07 (9) (b).
DOC 373.11(8) (8)If a conduct rule violation occurred as a result of misuse of the mail, the hearing officer may suspend mail privileges as a disposition, under s. DOC 379.04 (6).
DOC 373.11 History History: Cr. Register, June, 2000, No. 534, eff. 7-1-00.
DOC 373.12 DOC 373.12 Lesser-included conduct rule violations. Certain prohibited acts have lesser-included acts associated with them. A youth alleged to have violated a conduct rule is also considered to have allegedly violated a lesser-included conduct rule. No youth may be found to have committed both an act and its lesser-included act based upon the same incident. Table 373-A lists the lesser-included conduct rule violations of each conduct rule violation. - See PDF for table PDF
DOC 373.12 History History: Cr. Register, June, 2000, No. 534, eff. 7-1-00.
DOC 373.13 DOC 373.13 Prehearing security.
DOC 373.13(1)(1)A youth may be placed in prehearing security if a supervisor has a reasonable belief that one or more of the following is true:
DOC 373.13(1)(a) (a) If the youth remains in the general population, there will be a significant physical or psychological danger to the youth or another person.
DOC 373.13(1)(b) (b) If the youth remains in the general population, the youth will seek to intimidate a witness in any pending investigation.
DOC 373.13(1)(c) (c) If the youth remains in the general population, the youth will encourage other youths by example, expressly, or by the youth's presence, to defy staff authority and thereby erode staff's ability to control a particular situation.
DOC 373.13(1)(d) (d) If the youth remains in the general population, the youth will create a significant danger to property.
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