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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 29. PUBLIC WELFARE |
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Chapter 29-12. COMMUNITY PLACEMENT OF JUVENILE OFFENDERS |
Section 29-1299. DEFINITION
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1299.1As used in this chapter, the following terms and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed:
“Business day” - a day of the week consisting of Monday through Friday, and excludes Saturday, Sunday, any legal holiday, or inclement weather that results in a day in which the Court is closed. In addition, a business day is calculated beginning on the day after the triggering event occurs.
“Case Management Division Program Manager” - a DYRS employee who supervises the Case Management Unit in the Committed Services Administration. The Program Manager supervises all of the managers who supervise DYRS Case Workers.
“Chief of Committed Services” - a DYRS employee who supervises the Committed Services Administration, which includes the Oak Hill Youth Center, the Case Management Division, the Judicial Processing Unit, and the Community Residential Programs Unit.
“Clear and Present Danger” - the absence or lack of basic necessities such as food, shelter, or clothing; suicidal actions, tendencies or threats of suicide; serious de-compensating emotional character and mental health; seriously destructive behavior creating an imminent danger to one’s life or health; or engaged in abusive or threatening, or other dangerous conduct thereby creating an imminent danger to self or others.
“Community Release Agreement” - an agreement between the youth and DYRS, that the youth and his/her guardian will agree to certain rules in exchange for being released to the community. This agreement was formerly called an aftercare agreement.
“Community Placement or Community Status” - a status conferred upon a youth who has been committed to the legal custody of DYRS and housed in the community in a non-secure placement.
“Community Status Review Hearing” - an administrative process to evaluate recommendations for modifying a youth’s community placement.
“Community Status Review Panel” - a group of impartial DYRS employees who are responsible for reviewing the community placement status of a youth.
“Community Program Specialist” - a DYRS employee responsible for scheduling Community Status Review Hearings and is the Chair as well as a member of the Community Status Review Panel.
“DYRS Case Worker” - a DYRS employee who provides case management services to a case load of youth committed to DYRS by the courts.
“DYRS Case Worker Supervisor” - a DYRS employee who supervises a unit of four to six DYRS Case Workers.
“Emergency Removal” - immediate removal from the community and subsequent placement in a more restrictive setting after a determination has been made that the youth presents a clear and present danger to himself or others.
“Guardian” - a natural or adoptive parent whose parental rights have not been judicially terminated, a person appointed by the court, or legal custodian.
“Non-Secure Placement” - a community placement which is not locked and which allows for unsupervised movement in and out of the placement and allows youth to participate in various community activities, such as school, employment or other activities consistent with the youth’s Community Release Agreement.
“Probable Cause” - a reasonable belief that an event or action occurred or existed, or is likely to occur or exist.
“Secure Facility” - a locked residential placement which provides treatment and/or educational programs within the facility and does not allow for unsupervised movement within or outside of the facility.
“Youth/Family Team Meeting” - a group of individuals involved in the case planning and development of treatment and educational plans for the youth and family.
“Violation” - an act that is non-compliant with the terms of the Community Release Agreement.