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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 211.326

State courts administrator — valuation of services, development of..

Effective: 28 Aug 1995; (L. 1995 H.B. 174, et al. § 3)

1. The state courts administrator shall:

(1) Evaluate existing services by establishing performance standards including performance standards for juvenile courts receiving diversion funds;

(2) Develop standards for orientation training for all new juvenile court professional personnel, including juvenile officers, deputy juvenile officers and other personnel deemed necessary by the state courts administrator;

(3) Develop standards for continuing education for existing juvenile court professional personnel, including juvenile officers, deputy juvenile officers and other personnel deemed necessary by the state courts administrator;

(4) Develop a process to evaluate services and collect relevant outcome data;

(5) Develop a standardized assessment form for classifying juvenile offenders; and

(6) Develop guidelines for juvenile court judges to use in determining the length of time a child may be detained prior to informal adjustment or formal adjudication.

2. Standards, training and assessment forms developed pursuant to subsection 1 of this section shall be developed considering racial disparities in the juvenile justice system.

Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.