938.538(2)(a)
(a) Supervision, care and rehabilitation that is more restrictive than ordinary supervision in the community.
938.538(2)(b)
(b) Component phases that are intensive and highly structured.
938.538(2)(c)
(c) A series of component phases for each participant that is based on public safety considerations and the participant's need for supervision, care and rehabilitation.
938.538(3)(a)(a) The department shall provide each participant with one or more of the following sanctions:
938.538(3)(a)1.
1. Subject to
subd. 1m., placement in a Type 1 juvenile correctional facility or a secured residential care center for children and youth for a period of not more than 3 years.
938.538(3)(a)1m.
1m. If the participant has been adjudicated delinquent for committing an act that would be a Class A felony if committed by an adult, placement in a Type 1 juvenile correctional facility or a secured residential care center for children and youth until the participant reaches 25 years of age, unless the participant is released sooner, subject to a mandatory minimum period of confinement of not less than one year.
938.538(3)(a)1p.
1p. Alternate care, including placement in a foster home, group home, residential care center for children and youth, or secured residential care center for children and youth.
938.538(3)(a)2.
2. Intensive or other field supervision, including corrective sanctions supervision under
s. 938.533 or aftercare supervision.
938.538(3)(a)4.
4. Alcohol or other drug abuse outpatient treatment and services.
938.538(3)(b)
(b) The department may provide the sanctions under
par. (a) in any order, may provide more than one sanction at a time and may return to a sanction that was used previously for a participant. Notwithstanding
ss. 938.357,
938.363 and
938.533 (3), a participant is not entitled to a hearing regarding the department's exercise of authority under this subsection unless the department provides for a hearing by rule.
938.538(4)(a)(a) A participant in the program under this section is under the supervision and control of the department, is subject to the rules and discipline of the department, and is considered to be in custody, as defined in
s. 946.42 (1) (a). Notwithstanding
ss. 938.19 to
938.21, if a participant violates a condition of his or her participation in the program under
sub. (3) (a) 2. to
9. while placed in a Type 2 juvenile correctional facility the department may, without a hearing, take the participant into custody and return him or her to placement in a Type 1 juvenile correctional facility or a secured residential care center for children and youth. Any intentional failure of a participant to remain within the extended limits of his or her placement while participating in the serious juvenile offender program or to return within the time prescribed by the administrator of the division of intensive sanctions in the department is considered an escape under
s. 946.42 (3) (c). This paragraph does not preclude a juvenile who has violated a condition of the juvenile's participation in the program under
sub. (3) (a) 2. to
9. from being taken into and held in custody under
ss. 938.19 to
938.21.
938.538(4)(b)
(b) The department shall operate the component phases of the program specified in
sub. (3) (a) 2. to
9. as a Type 2 juvenile correctional facility. The secretary of corrections may allocate and reallocate existing and future facilities as part of the Type 2 juvenile correctional facility. The Type 2 juvenile correctional facility is subject to
s. 301.02. Construction or establishment of a Type 2 juvenile correctional facility shall be in compliance with all state laws except
s. 32.035 and
ch. 91. In addition to the exemptions under
s. 13.48 (13), construction or establishment of a Type 2 juvenile correctional facility is not subject to the ordinances or regulations relating to zoning, including zoning under
ch. 91, of the county and city, village, or town in which the construction or establishment takes place and is exempt from inspections required under
s. 301.36.
938.538(5)(a)(a) The office of juvenile offender review in the division of juvenile corrections in the department may release a participant to aftercare supervision under
s. 301.03 (10) (d) at any time after the participant has completed 2 years of participation in the serious juvenile offender program. Aftercare supervision of the participant shall be provided by the department.
938.538(5)(b)
(b) The department may discharge a participant from participation in the serious juvenile offender program and from departmental supervision and control at any time after he or she has completed 3 years in the serious juvenile offender program.
938.538(5)(c)
(c) Sections 938.357 and
938.363 do not apply to changes of placement and revisions of orders for a juvenile who is a participant in the program.
938.538(6)
(6) Purchase of services. The department may contract with the department of health services, the department of children and families, a county department, or any public or private agency for the purchase of goods, care, and services for participants in the program under this section. The department shall reimburse a person from whom it purchases goods, care, or services under this subsection from the appropriation under
s. 20.410 (3) (cg).
938.538(6m)(a)2.
2. "Black" means a person whose ancestors originated in any of the black racial groups of Africa.
938.538(6m)(a)3.
3. "Hispanic" means a person of any race whose ancestors originated in Mexico, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Central America or South America or whose culture or origin is Spanish.
938.538(6m)(a)4.
4. "Minority group member" means a Black, a Hispanic, or an Indian person.
938.538(6m)(b)
(b) In the selection of classified service employees for a juvenile correctional facility authorized under
1993 Wisconsin Act 377, section 9108 (1) (a), the appointing authority shall make every effort to use the expanded certification program under
s. 230.25 (1n) or rules of the administrator of the division of merit recruitment and selection in the office of state employment relations to ensure that the percentage of employees who are minority group members approximates the percentage of the juveniles placed at that juvenile correctional facility who are minority group members. The administrator of the division of merit recruitment and selection in the office of state employment relations shall provide guidelines for the administration of the selection procedure.
938.538(7)
(7) Rules. The department shall promulgate rules to implement this section.
938.538 Cross-reference
Cross-reference: See also ch.
DOC 396, Wis. adm. code.
938.538 Annotation
Placement in the serious juvenile offender program must occur at an original disposition. It is not a disposition to extend, revise, or change a placement already in effect. State v. Terry T.
2002 WI App 81,
251 Wis. 2d 462,
643 N.W.2d 175,
01-2226.
938.539(1)(1)
Type 2 residential care center; county department control. A juvenile who is placed in a Type 2 residential care center for children and youth under
s. 938.34 (4d) or who, having been so placed, is replaced in a less restrictive placement under
s. 938.357 (4) (c) is under the supervision and control of the county department, is subject to the rules and discipline of the county department, and is considered to be in custody, as defined in
s. 946.42 (1) (a).
938.539(2)
(2) Type 2 juvenile correctional facility; department control. A juvenile who is placed in a Type 2 juvenile correctional facility under
s. 938.357 (4) (a) or who, having been so placed, is replaced in a less restrictive placement under
s. 938.357 (4) (c) is under the supervision and control of the department, is subject to the rules and discipline of the department, and is considered to be in custody, as defined in
s. 946.42 (1) (a).
938.539(3)
(3) Violation of condition of placement. Notwithstanding
ss. 938.19 to
938.21, if a juvenile placed in a Type 2 residential care center for children and youth under
s. 938.34 (4d) or
938.357 (4) (c) or in a Type 2 juvenile correctional facility under
s. 938.357 (4) (a) or
(c) violates a condition of his or her placement in the center or facility, the juvenile may be placed in a Type 1 juvenile correctional facility as provided in
s. 938.357 (4) (b). This subsection does not preclude a juvenile who has violated a condition of the juvenile's placement in a Type 2 juvenile correctional facility or a Type 2 residential care center for children and youth from being taken into and held in custody under
ss. 938.19 to
938.21.
938.539(4)
(4) Escape or absence. A juvenile placed in a Type 2 residential care center for children and youth under
s. 938.34 (4d) or
938.357 (4) (c) or in a Type 2 juvenile correctional facility under
s. 938.357 (4) (a) or
(c) who intentionally fails to remain within the extended limits of his or her placement or to return within the time prescribed by the administrator of the center or facility is considered an escape under
s. 946.42 (3) (c).
938.539(5)
(5) Operation as Type 2 placement. With respect to a juvenile who is placed in a secured residential care center for children and youth under
s. 938.34 (4d) or
938.357 (4) (a) or in a less restrictive placement under
s. 938.357 (4) (c), the child welfare agency operating the center in which the juvenile is placed, and the person operating any less restrictive placement in which the juvenile is placed, shall operate that center or less restrictive placement as a Type 2 residential care center for children and youth or a Type 2 juvenile correctional facility. This subsection does not preclude a child welfare agency or other person from placing in a residential care center for children and youth or less restrictive placement in which a juvenile is placed under
s. 938.34 (4d) or
938.357 (4) (a) or
(c) a juvenile who is not placed under
s. 938.34 (4d) or
938.357 (4) (a) or
(c).
938.539(6)
(6) Rule-making. The department shall promulgate rules to implement this section.
938.539 Cross-reference
Cross-reference: See also chs.
DOC 394 and
396, Wis. adm. code.
938.54
938.54
Records. The department shall keep a complete record on each juvenile under its supervision under
s. 938.183,
938.34 (4h),
(4m) or
(4n) or
938.357 (4). This record shall include the information received from the court, the date of reception, all available data on the personal and family history of the juvenile, the results of all tests and examinations given the juvenile, and a complete history of all placements of the juvenile while under the supervision of the department.
938.54 History
History: 1995 a. 77.
938.547
938.547
Juvenile alcohol and other drug abuse pilot program. 938.547(1)(1)
Legislative findings and purpose. The legislature finds that the use and abuse of alcohol and other drugs by juveniles is a state responsibility of statewide dimension. The legislature recognizes that there is a lack of adequate procedures to screen, assess and treat juveniles for alcohol and other drug abuse. To reduce the incidence of alcohol and other drug abuse by juveniles, the legislature deems it necessary to experiment with solutions to the problems of the use and abuse of alcohol and other drugs by juveniles by establishing a juvenile alcohol and other drug abuse pilot program in a limited number of counties. The purpose of the program is to develop intake and court procedures that screen, assess and give new dispositional alternatives for juveniles with needs and problems related to the use of alcohol beverages, controlled substances or controlled substance analogs who come within the jurisdiction of a court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under this chapter and
ch. 48 in the pilot counties selected by the department.
938.547(2)
(2) Department responsibilities. Within the availability of funding under
s. 20.437 (1) (mb) that is available for the pilot program, the department of children and families shall select counties to participate in the pilot program. Unless a county department of human services has been established under
s. 46.23 in the county that is seeking to implement a pilot program, the application submitted to the department of children and families shall be a joint application by the county department that provides social services and the county department established under
s. 51.42 or
51.437. The department of children and families shall select counties in accordance with the request-for-proposal procedures established by that department. The department of children and families shall give a preference to county applications that include a plan for case management.
938.547(3)
(3) Multidisciplinary screen. The multidisciplinary screen developed for the pilot program shall be used by an intake worker to determine whether or not a juvenile is in need of an alcohol or other drug abuse assessment. The screen shall also include indicators that screen juveniles for:
938.548
938.548
Multidisciplinary screen and assessment criteria. The department of children and families shall make the multidisciplinary screen developed under
s. 938.547 (3) and the assessment criteria developed under
s. 938.547 (4) available to all counties.
938.549
938.549
Juvenile classification system. 938.549(1)
(1)
Classification system; content. The department shall make available to all counties a juvenile classification system that includes at least all of the following:
938.549(1)(a)
(a) A risk assessment instrument for determining the probability that a juvenile who has committed an offense will commit another offense.
938.549(1)(b)
(b) A needs assessment instrument for determining the service needs of a juvenile who has committed an offense.
938.549(1)(c)
(c) A services and placement guide for integrating the risk and needs of a juvenile who has committed an offense with other factors to determine an appropriate placement and level of services for the juvenile.
938.549(2)
(2) Uses of classification system. A county may use the juvenile classification system to do any of the following:
938.549(2)(a)
(a) At the time of an intake inquiry, determine whether to close a case, enter into a deferred prosecution agreement or refer the case to the district attorney.
938.549(2)(b)
(b) At the time of disposition, recommend a placement and a plan of rehabilitation, treatment and care for the juvenile.
938.549(2)(c)
(c) After disposition, determine the level or intensity of supervisory contacts required for a juvenile under county supervision.
938.549(3)
(3) Training in use of system. Subject to the availability of resources, the department may provide training and technical assistance in the use of the juvenile classification system to any county that requests that training and technical assistance.
938.549 History
History: 1995 a. 77;
2005 a. 344.
COUNTY JUVENILE WELFARE SERVICES
938.57
938.57
Powers and duties of county departments providing juvenile welfare services. 938.57(1)
(1)
County department duties; powers. Each county department shall administer and expend such amounts as may be necessary out of any moneys which may be appropriated for juvenile welfare purposes by the county board of supervisors or donated by individuals or private organizations. A county department may do any of the following:
938.57(1)(a)
(a) Investigate the conditions surrounding delinquent juveniles and juveniles in need of protection or services within the county and take every reasonable action within its power to secure for them the full benefit of all laws enacted for their benefit. Unless provided by another agency, the county department shall offer social services to the caretaker of any juvenile who is referred to it under the conditions specified in this paragraph. This duty shall be discharged in cooperation with the court and with the public officers or boards legally responsible for the administration and enforcement of these laws.
938.57(1)(b)
(b) Accept legal custody or supervision of juveniles transferred to it by the court under
s. 938.355 and provide special treatment or care if ordered by the court. Except as provided in
s. 938.505 (2), a court may not order a county department to administer psychotropic medications to juveniles who receive special treatment or care.
938.57(1)(c)
(c) Provide appropriate protection and services for juveniles in its care, including providing services for juveniles and their families in their own homes, placing the juveniles in licensed foster homes or licensed group homes in this state or another state within a reasonable proximity to the agency with legal custody, placing the juveniles in the homes of guardians under
s. 48.977 (2), contracting for services for them by licensed child welfare agencies, or replacing them in juvenile correctional facilities or secured residential care centers for children and youth in accordance with rules promulgated under
ch. 227, except that the county department may not purchase the educational component of private day treatment programs unless the county department, the school board, as defined in
s. 115.001 (7), and the state superintendent of public instruction determine that an appropriate public education program is not available. Disputes between the county department and the school district shall be resolved by the state superintendent of public instruction.
938.57(1)(cm)
(cm) Provide appropriate services for juveniles who are referred to the county department by a municipal court, except that if the funding, staffing, or other resources of the county department for juvenile welfare services are insufficient to meet the needs of all juveniles who are eligible to receive services from the county department, the county department shall give first priority to juveniles who are referred to it by the court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under this chapter and
ch. 48.
938.57(1)(d)
(d) Provide for the moral and religious training of juveniles in its care according to the religious beliefs of the juvenile or of his or her parents.
938.57(1)(g)
(g) Upon request of the department, provide service for any juvenile in the care of the department.
938.57(1)(h)
(h) Contract with any parent or guardian or other person for the care and maintenance of any juvenile.
938.57(2)
(2) Assistance from private individuals and organizations. In performing the functions under
sub. (1), the county department may accept the assistance of an individual or private agency or organization interested in the social welfare of juveniles in the county.
938.57(2m)
(2m) Notice of change of county of residence. A county department, as soon as practicable after learning that a person who is receiving juvenile welfare services under
sub. (1) from the county department has changed his or her county of residence, shall provide notice of that change to the county department of the person's new county of residence. The notice shall include a brief, written description of the services offered or provided to the person by the county department and the name, telephone number, and address of a person to contact for more information.
938.57(3)
(3) Continuing maintenance for juveniles over 17. 938.57(3)(a)(a) From the reimbursement received under
s. 48.569 (1) (d), counties may provide funding for the maintenance of any juvenile who meets all of the following qualifications:
938.57(3)(a)2.
2. Is enrolled in and regularly attending a secondary education classroom program leading to a high school diploma.
938.57(3)(a)4.
4. Is living in a foster home, group home, residential care center for children and youth, or subsidized guardianship home.
