Juvenile Classification

Liz; Hope the following information is helpful: The goal of classifying juveniles are: to comply with adminstrative Code requirements to ensure the overall safety and security of juveniles and of detention staff members to best ensure the proper supervison and care of "special" categories of juveniles (physically and mental ill, chemically dependent, vulnerable etc.) Common factors to be considered Gender Medical condition (commuicable or contagiious diseases, injuries, hanicaps, AODA issuesMental health (serious emotional distress or possible mental disorder, suicide risk) Legl status (known co-defendants, victims / witnesses / known informants from persons being informed upon) Age (younger juveniles form older, in some cases) You should also consider specific criteria for exclusion of juveniles from being housed in double cells: criteria for when juveniles are not to be placed in cells with other juveniles known management problem security risk, for any reason need to protect a juvenile for any ather reason need to ensure seperation of victims, witnesses and/or informants You should also consider criteria for changing housing assignments: a cellmate or other juvenile threatening harm, ans/or exploiting a juvenile development of undesirable associations among indiviuals in a living area recruitment or gang initiatin concerns Hope this helps or is what you were looking for