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

   1. (a) To verify the legal authority to detain or accept placement of a youth.
   2. (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.
   3. (c) To formally identify a youth as an active case in the juvenile corrections system and to notify other agencies as appropriate.
   4. (d) To assist a youth in notifying family members of the procedures for mail and visiting.
   5. (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.
   6. (f) To evaluate and make recommendations for the academic, vocational, health, social, psychological and security needs of a youth.
   7. (g) To provide a youth with an orientation to the rules and programs of the department.
   8. (h) To answer a youth’s questions.
   9. (i) To recommend an appropriate placement for a youth.
2. (2) A&E shall be completed within 35 days from the date a youth arrives at the institution.

History

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