Section 371.03. Definitions.

  In this chapter:

(1)  "Assessment and evaluation" or "A&E" means the orientation of youth to an institution and the process for evaluating a youth's history and needs in a type 1 secured correctional facility.

(2)  "Administrator" means the administrator of the division of juvenile corrections or that person's designee.

(3)  "Aftercare" means the aftercare supervision status of a youth, as used in s. 938.34 (4n) , Stats., who is released from a type 1 or type 2 secured correctional facility by the office of juvenile offender review or by action of a court under s. 48.366 (5) (b) or 938.357 , Stats., and is supervised outside of a type 1 secured correctional facility by the department or a county department until the expiration or termination of the youth's court ordered supervision.

(3m)  "Aftercare case plan" means "aftercare plan" as defined in s. 938.357 (4g) , Stats.

(4)  "Aftercare provider" means the department or the county department designated to provide aftercare supervision under s. 938.34 (4n) , Stats.

(5)  "Agent" means a person, or that person's designee, employed by the department or a county department who provides aftercare supervision or community supervision for a youth who has a type 2 status under s. 938.533 (3) (b) , 938.538 (4) or 938.539 , Stats., and who is authorized to make decisions regarding aftercare or community supervision matters.

(6)  "Alternate care placement" means the placement of a youth in an alternate placement, including placement in a child caring institution, group home, foster home or treatment foster home.

(7)  "Assessment and evaluation report" means the written comprehensive assessment of a youth's background and needs prepared during the youth's assessment and evaluation.

(8)  "Corrective sanctions program" means the program under s. 938.533 , Stats.

(9)  "County department" means a county department under s. 938.02 (2g) , Stats.

(10)  "Day" means a calendar day.

(11)  "Department" means the department of corrections.

(12)  "Discharge" means discharge from supervision.

(13)  "Division" means the department's division of juvenile corrections.

(14)  "Educational evaluation report" means a written report completed during assessment and evaluation that describes a youth's school history, identifies present performance levels and educational deficits and recommends an individual educational plan.

(15)  "Extended jurisdiction" means the continued jurisdiction of a court over a youth until the age of 21 or 25 as ordered by the court under s. 48.366 , Stats.

(16)  "Extension" means the extension of a youth's dispositional order, as provided under s. 938.365 , Stats.

(17)  "Guardian" means the person named by the court having the duty and authority of guardianship.

(18)  "Institution" means a type 1 secured correctional facility.

(19)  "JPRC" means the joint planning and review committee which makes short-term and long-term planning recommendations for youth with membership consisting of a representative of the type 1 secured correctional facility in which the youth resides, the assigned OJOR reviewer, a representative of the committing county and a representative of the aftercare provider.

(20)  "Juvenile classification system" means a structured and consistent method of case decision-making based upon an assessment of a youth's criminal history, program needs and risk of continued criminal activity.

(21)  "Needs assessment instrument" has the meaning given in s. 938.549 (1) (b) , Stats.

(22)  "OJOR" means the division's office of juvenile offender review.

(23)  "Parent" has the meaning given in s. 938.02 (13) , Stats.

(24)  "Regional chief" means a division regional manager or that person's designee who is responsible for oversight of community correctional services.

(25)  "Release status" means the status of a youth who has been released from a type 1 or type 2 secured correctional facility to a release placement, including the youth's home, a relative's home, foster home, group home, child caring institution or independent living.

(26)  "Risk assessment instrument" means an instrument used to evaluate the likelihood that a youth may continue delinquent or criminal activity.

(27)  "Serious juvenile offender" means a person to whom the court has given the disposition specified in s. 938.34 (4h) , Stats.

(28)  "Staff" means an employee of the department.

(29)  "Superintendent" means the superintendent of a type 1 secured correctional facility or that person's designee.

(30)  "Supervision" means the rights and duties of the department or a county department under ss. 48.366 and 938.505 , Stats., with respect to a youth placed in a type 1 or type 2 secured correctional facility or on aftercare by a court or by the department.

(31)  "Supervisor" means a department or a county department employee responsible for the supervision or administration of aftercare supervision or that person's designee.

(32)  "Type 1 secured correctional facility" has the meaning given in s. 938.02 (19) , Stats.

(33)  "Type 2 secured correctional facility" has the meaning given in s. 938.02 (20) , Stats.

(34)  "Waived offender" means a youth who is convicted of a crime after the juvenile court waived jurisdiction under s. 938.18 , Stats., and is placed in a type 1 secured correctional facility pursuant to s. 973.013 (3m) , Stats.

(35)  "Youth" means a person or persons under the supervision of the department or a county department consistent with the requirements of law regardless of age.

History: Cr. Register, June, 2000, No. 534 , eff. 7-1-00; correction in (3) made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats., Register December 2006 No. 612 .