211.326. State courts administrator--valuation of services, development of standards, processes, guidelines relating to juvenile court--consideration of racial disparity.

MISSOURI STATUTES AND CODES

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.