DOC 371.03(35) (35) “Youth” means a person or persons under the supervision of the department or a county department consistent with the requirements of law regardless of age.

DOC 371.03 History History: Cr. Register, June, 2000, No. 534, eff. 7-1-00; correction in (3) made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats., Register December 2006 No. 612; correction in (3) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register February 2019 No. 758.

DOC 371.04 DOC 371.04 Purpose and duration of A&E.

DOC 371.04(1) (1) A&E begins with a youth’s placement with the department. The purposes of A&E are all of the following:

DOC 371.04(1)(a) (a) To verify the legal authority to detain or accept placement of a youth.

DOC 371.04(1)(b) (b) To promptly notify the agent and the parent or guardian of a youth that the youth has been admitted to a type 1 secured correctional facility.

DOC 371.04(1)(c) (c) To formally identify a youth as an active case in the juvenile corrections system and to notify other agencies as appropriate.

DOC 371.04(1)(d) (d) To assist a youth in notifying family members of the procedures for mail and visiting.

DOC 371.04(1)(e) (e) To conduct a comprehensive evaluation of a youth’s background and program needs including the writing of the assessment and evaluation report, the family and home assessment and the education evaluation report and to complete a needs and risk assessment using the juvenile classification system instruments.

DOC 371.04(1)(f) (f) To evaluate and make recommendations for the academic, vocational, health, social, psychological and security needs of a youth.

DOC 371.04(1)(g) (g) To provide a youth with an orientation to the rules and programs of the department.

DOC 371.04(1)(h) (h) To answer a youth’s questions.

DOC 371.04(1)(i) (i) To recommend an appropriate placement for a youth.

DOC 371.04(2) (2) A&E shall be completed within 35 days from the date a youth arrives at the institution.

DOC 371.04 History History: Cr. Register, June, 2000, No. 534, eff. 7-1-00.

DOC 371.05 DOC 371.05 Orientation during A&E.

DOC 371.05(1) (1) Staff shall provide youth with an orientation to the department. The orientation shall provide youth with appropriate information about all of the following:

DOC 371.05(1)(a) (a) Division programs that are available to a youth while in type 1 or type 2 secured correctional facilities or on aftercare.

DOC 371.05(1)(b) (b) Criteria used in the development of a youth’s case plan and for assignment to specific programs.

DOC 371.05(1)(c) (c) The procedure and criteria for a youth to earn transfer or release from an institution.

DOC 371.05(1)(d) (d) The conduct rules under s. DOC 373.05 and institution policies and procedures which a youth must observe.

DOC 371.05(1)(e) (e) The youth complaint procedure under ch. DOC 380.

DOC 371.05(2) (2) Staff shall make information under sub. (1) accessible to youth in all of the following ways:

DOC 371.05(2)(a) (a) Staff shall provide youth with a copy of the rules of conduct that youth are required to follow and the programs available at the institution in which a youth is placed.

DOC 371.05(2)(b) (b) During the A&E process and thereafter, staff shall provide youth with access to written materials describing the expectations for youth and the programs available to youth, including the administrative rules of the department and any available institution handbooks.

DOC 371.05(2)(c) (c) If a youth has special language or developmental needs, staff shall provide the youth with an orientation program that communicates the information required by this section.

DOC 371.05 History History: Cr. Register, June, 2000, No. 534, eff. 7-1-00.

DOC 371.06 DOC 371.06 Evaluation during A&E.

DOC 371.06(1) (1) Staff shall determine each youth’s program needs during A&E.