211.326. State courts administrator--valuation of services, development of standards, processes, guidelines relating to juvenile court--consideration of racial disparity.
State courts administrator--valuation of services, development ofstandards, processes, guidelines relating to juvenilecourt--consideration of racial disparity.
211.326. 1. The state courts administrator shall:
(1) Evaluate existing services by establishing performance standardsincluding performance standards for juvenile courts receiving diversionfunds;
(2) Develop standards for orientation training for all new juvenilecourt professional personnel, including juvenile officers, deputy juvenileofficers and other personnel deemed necessary by the state courtsadministrator;
(3) Develop standards for continuing education for existing juvenilecourt professional personnel, including juvenile officers, deputy juvenileofficers and other personnel deemed necessary by the state courtsadministrator;
(4) Develop a process to evaluate services and collect relevantoutcome data;
(5) Develop a standardized assessment form for classifying juvenileoffenders; and
(6) Develop guidelines for juvenile court judges to use indetermining the length of time a child may be detained prior to informaladjustment or formal adjudication.
2. Standards, training and assessment forms developed pursuant tosubsection 1 of this section shall be developed considering racialdisparities in the juvenile justice system.
(L. 1995 H.B. 174, et al. § 3)