TITLE 8 SOCIAL SERVICES
CHAPTER 14 JUVENILE JUSTICE
PART 21 CLASSIFICATION AND PROGRAMS
8.14.21.1 ISSUING AGENCY: Children, Youth and Families Department.
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8.14.21.2 SCOPE: This rule applies to clients and staff of the
juvenile justice division, also referred to as juvenile justice services, of
the children, youth and families department.
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8.14.21.3 STATUTORY AUTHORITY: Sections 32A-1-1 et seq., 32A-2-1 et seq.,
32A-3-1 et seq., 32A-4-1 et seq., 32A-11-1 et seq., 32A-15-1 et seq. NMSA 1978
Comp., as amended.
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8.14.21.4 DURATION: Permanent.
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8.14.21.5 EFFECTIVE DATE: June 1, 2010, unless a later date is cited at
the end of a section.
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8.14.21.6 OBJECTIVE: To establish standards and guidelines for
programs which serve the best interest of the clients, persons and property
under the supervision or in the custody of the department including
implementation of Cambiar New Mexico.
This rule further establishes guidelines to address the safety of
clients and staff and for the protection of department resources. This rule
emphasizes the value and importance of staff in the delivery of services to our
clients.
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8.14.21.7 DEFINITIONS:
A. “Cambiar
(Change) New Mexico”
refers to the name designated by the children, youth and families department
(CYFD) for its juvenile justice reform initiative that focuses on
rehabilitation and relationships.
Clients and juvenile justice services’ staff members build one-on-one
relationships with each other and learn to interact in a completely different
way than the old “correctional” model.
Group building activities designed to build trust and communication are
key components as well as family and community involvement.
B. “Client” refers to a person who is committed to the custody of the CYFD juvenile
justice services or who is receiving services from CYFD’s juvenile justice
services.
C. “Department” refers to the New
Mexico children, youth and families department.
D. “Director” refers to the juvenile justice services director.
E. “Facility” refers
to a facility operated by, or on behalf of the CYFD’s juvenile justice
services, or any other facility or location designated by the juvenile justice
services director to house or provide care to clients committed to the custody
of CYFD.
F. “Juvenile justice services” or “juvenile justice division” refers
to the organizational unit within CYFD that operates juvenile justice
facilities, and provides other services under the Delinquency Act, NMSA 1978
section 32A-2-1 et seq.
G. “Media” refers to
representatives of general circulation newspapers and news magazines sold
through newsstands or mail subscriptions to the general public; representatives
of news programs on radio or television stations that hold federal
communications commission licenses; and news services that provide material to
these news outlets.
H. “Multi-disciplinary team” or “MDT” refers
to the team that meets at the facility to develop, monitor, and revise client
plans for placement and services. The team includes the client and family member(s), and behavioral health, education,
medical, a security representative, the juvenile probation and parole officer
and a transition coordinator if assigned.
I. “Secretary” refers to the cabinet secretary of CYFD.
J. “Secure
facility”
refers to Camino Nuevo youth center, J. Paul Taylor center, youth diagnostic
and development center or any other facility designated a secure facility by
the director of juvenile justice services.
K. “Staff” refers to employee(s) of CYFD.
L. “Superintendent” refers to the chief administrator at a JJS
facility.
M. “Youth
care specialist”
refers to juvenile justice services security employees whose primary duties
include working directly with clients.
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8.14.21.8 CLIENT PROGRAMS: Clients placed in the care and custody of
juvenile justice services are programmed, housed and receive services at the
most appropriate level and location available.
Juvenile justice services provides social services programming that makes
available a range of resources appropriate to the needs of each client
including individual, group, family, drug and alcohol, and special needs
treatments and interventions, depending on client needs, placement and
treatment level.
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8.14.21.9 CLIENT CLASSIFICATION: Juvenile justice services develops, maintains
and makes available to clients and staff classification procedures which
specify the measures used in determining the risk levels of clients, the most
appropriate housing and services levels for clients, the frequencies of
reviewing client progress and the criteria for status changes.
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8.14.21.10 STRUCTURED DECISION MAKING: Each client placed in the care and custody of
juvenile justice services has their respective custody level and treatment
needs assessed for the risk they present to themselves, other clients, staff
and the community. This assessment is
based on a standard set of objective criteria developed to provide guidelines
for placement in the least restrictive level of supervision available to meet
their individual treatment needs.
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8.14.21.11 ADMISSION, RECEPTION AND
ORIENTATION: All clients received into the care and
custody of juvenile justice services receive a thorough screening, assessment
and orientation that includes summary admissions reports, documented program
and activity schedules for their orientation period, written orientation
materials, required hygienic, bedding and clothing materials and the control,
safeguarding or appropriate disposition of
their personal property.
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8.14.21.12 MULTIDISCIPLINARY TREATMENT TEAMS: Juvenile justice services supports a multidisciplinary treatment (MDT) team that is trained in
the special needs of the population. The
MDT is integral to each client’s custody, care, programming and service. Each client may receive an individualized
treatment plan specific to a discipline providing a program or service, and
these individualized treatment plans are merged into a plan of care, depending
on individual client needs and treatment level. The role of the MDT is
to assess the client’s overall plan of care, report on the client’s progress,
recommend and approve program or status changes and transfers, monitor special
needs or accommodations, recommend and approve special requests and assist in
the planning of the client’s transition into supervised release. The MDT team’s role is accomplished by
providing regular narrative documentation, written input to the monthly
progress report and attendance at all MDT team meetings for their respective
assigned clients.
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8.14.21.13 CASE MANAGEMENT: Juvenile justice services provides each
client a case manager responsible to provide or coordinate case management
activities. These activities include
assessment of client risk factors, matching client treatment needs with
appropriate programs, monitoring the case plans of individual clients,
documenting the justifications for case decisions, transition planning and
gathering data to evaluate program effectiveness and client program progress. The case manager also coordinates the
development of the monthly progress report, filing requests for commitment
extensions when necessary, and coordinating supervised release recommendations.
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8.14.21.14 PLAN OF CARE: Juvenile justice services develops and
implements a multidisciplinary plan of care for each client that details the
personalized program design for each client, includes measureable criteria of
expected behavior and accomplishments and specifies the timeframe expected for
each achievement.
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8.14.21.15 THERAPEUTIC AND REHABILITATIVE
PROGRAMS: Juvenile justice services maintains quality
driven therapeutic and rehabilitative programs that incorporate the best
practices and advances in juvenile justice.
All programs have established performance measures, maintain gender
parity, have a standardized curriculum of treatment and are sufficiently
evaluated to ensure data driven decision making.
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8.14.21.16 PROGRESS MONITORING: Each client placed in the care and custody of
juvenile justice services has their respective program participation, program
retention and ability to display program attributes objectively assessed as
part of their rehabilitative progress. This assessment shall guide decision
making on treatment levels, privileges and participation in special events or
offerings.
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8.14.21.17 CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT AND VOLUNTEERS: Juvenile justice services is committed to a
positive partnership between the service area and its volunteers. Citizen involvement and volunteering provide
additional resources, enhance client programs and services, increases personal
contacts for clients and broadens the community support and resources for
facilities.
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8.14.21.18 CRISIS INTERVENTION AND BEHAVIOR
MANAGEMENT: Juvenile justice services endeavors to
provide a safe atmosphere in all its facilities for all clients, staff and
visitors by working to minimize the impact of a crisis situation and providing
specific guidelines for behavior management.
To assist in meeting this goal, procedures are developed to inform
appropriate personnel of a crisis situation and to protect and promote the
rights of each client, including the right to be free from physical or mental
abuse.
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8.14.21.19 COMMUNITY WORK AND EDUCATION
PROGRAM: Juvenile justice services works toward the
successful transition of clients from facilities back into the community. This may include a community work/education
program designed to allow approved clients to attend unescorted school or
employment opportunities during their commitment to a facility if beneficial to
the client and the department or in the best interest of the community.
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8.14.21.20 COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION: Juvenile justice services works toward the
successful transition of clients from facilities back into the community. This includes allowing approved clients to
attend escorted activities, events, or other opportunities during their
commitment to a facility if beneficial to the client and the department or in
the best interest of the community.
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8.14.21.21 PROCEDURES: The juvenile justice services director will
make appropriate procedures available to the public but reserves the right to
add, delete or modify procedures under the classification and programs policy
without notice or comment in furtherance of the mission and goals of the
department or service area.
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HISTORY OF 8.14.21 NMAC:
Pre-NMAC History: [RESERVED]
History of Repealed Material:
8 NMAC 14.1, General Provisions, filed 11/2/98 - Repealed effective 8/31/2005.
8.14.1 NMAC, General Provisions, filed 8/15/2005 - Repealed effective 12/30/2005.
8.14.1 NMAC, General Provisions, filed 12/16/2005 - Repealed effective 6/1/2010.