The department shall:
(1) Conduct an initial administration of a validated risk and needs assessment instrument on an individual upon intake to community supervision, unless an initial assessment has been previously conducted within a reasonable time period as specified in department regulations;

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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 439.3104

  • Case plan: means an individualized accountability and behavior change strategy for supervised individuals that:
    (a) Targets and prioritizes the specific criminal risk factors of the individual based upon his or her assessment results. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Supervised individual: means an individual placed on probation by a court or serving a period of parole or post-release supervision from prison or jail. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010

(2) While the individual is on community supervision, readminister the risk and needs assessment at regular intervals as determined by administrative regulations promulgated pursuant to KRS § 439.3101;
(3) Apply the results of the risk and needs assessment to: (a) Establish an appropriate level of supervision;
(b) Determine the content of a case plan that addresses the supervised individual‘s criminal needs; and
(c) Respond to compliant and noncompliant behavior; and
(4) Promulgate administrative regulations to determine appropriate levels of supervision, guidelines for case planning, and guidelines for responses to specified behavior by supervised individuals.
Effective: June 8, 2011
History: Created 2011 Ky. Acts ch. 2, sec. 54, effective June 8, 2011.