PURPOSE: The purpose of the rule is to emphasize that youngsters, in whose cases the natrue of the offense, the attitude of the committing court or the attitude of the commlcnity would cause Division llO-Division of Youth Services

or create a hazardous placement situation when community release el&gLbday has beendetermined throughDiuisionof Youth Seruices (DYS) eualuation, require special attention and to insure that when the student is recommended for release from one DYS residential facility, s/he will not be placed into a hostile or llnacceptingplacement enuironment.

1. (1) The aftercare youth counselor preparing the initial home evaluation will add a section entitled community attitude to each report. It will be a part of the aft ercare youth counselor’s investigative duties to evaluate if the community will be hostile and unaccepting of the youngster’s return to the community upon release from the DYS residential facilities. The results of this investigation are to be indicated in this new section.

2. (2) Upon receipt of the initial home evaluation at the residential facility, it will be the responsibility of that facility’s staff to review th e community attitude section. If the aftercare vouth counselor has indicated the voune. ~“~. ster wdl probably not be able to return & his/her community upon release, the residential facility staff should immedmtely inform the youngster of this fact and solicit from the youngster possible alternative placement. The youngster’s suggestions are to be forwarded immediately to the aftercare youth counselor for use in coordinating an alternative placement. Should the institutional staff become aware of information that would indicate a hazardous placement, the institutional staff should immediately discuss this fact with the youngster and notify, in writing, the appropriate after-care youth counselor and central nf%r.

   Auth: section 219.036, RSMo (1986). Original r&filed Dee. 30,19?5, effective Jan. 9,1976.