Connecticut General Statutes 46b-133g – Detention risk screening instrument
(a) Not later than January 1, 2017, the Court Support Services Division of the Judicial Department shall develop and implement a detention risk screening instrument to be used to determine, based on the risk level, whether there is: (1) Probable cause to believe that a child will pose a risk to public safety if released to the community prior to the court hearing or disposition, or (2) a need to hold the child in order to ensure the child’s appearance before the court or compliance with the court process, as demonstrated by the child’s previous failure to respond to the court process. Such instrument shall be used when assessing whether a child should be detained pursuant to § 46b-133. Any detention risk screening shall be subject to the protections of subsection (k) of § 46b-124.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 46b-133g
- Child: means any person under eighteen years of age who has not been legally emancipated, except that (A) for purposes of delinquency matters and proceedings, "child" means any person who (i) is at least ten years of age at the time of the alleged commission of a delinquent act and who is (I) under eighteen years of age and has not been legally emancipated, or (II) eighteen years of age or older and committed a delinquent act prior to attaining eighteen years of age, or (ii) is subsequent to attaining eighteen years of age, (I) violates any order of the Superior Court or any condition of probation ordered by the Superior Court with respect to a delinquency proceeding, or (II) wilfully fails to appear in response to a summons under §. See Connecticut General Statutes 46b-120
- Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
(b) When a child is presented before the court and it appears from the available facts there is probable cause to believe the child has violated a valid court order, the court, after administering the detention risk screening instrument, may order the child to participate in nonresidential programs for intensive wraparound services, community-based residential services for short-term respite or other services and interventions the court deems appropriate.