1. The state courts administrator shall:

(1) Evaluate existing services by establishing performance standards including performance standards for juvenile courts receiving diversion funds;

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Terms Used In Missouri Laws 211.326

  • Child: means any person under eighteen years of age. See Missouri Laws 211.021
  • Juvenile court: means the juvenile division or divisions of the circuit court of the county, or judges while hearing juvenile cases assigned to them. See Missouri Laws 211.021
  • State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020

(2) Develop standards for orientation training for all new juvenile court professional personnel, including juvenile officers, deputy juvenile officers and other personnel deemed necessary by the state courts administrator;

(3) Develop standards for continuing education for existing juvenile court professional personnel, including juvenile officers, deputy juvenile officers and other personnel deemed necessary by the state courts administrator;

(4) Develop a process to evaluate services and collect relevant outcome data;

(5) Develop a standardized assessment form for classifying juvenile offenders; and

(6) Develop guidelines for juvenile court judges to use in determining the length of time a child may be detained prior to informal adjustment or formal adjudication.

2. Standards, training and assessment forms developed pursuant to subsection 1 of this section shall be developed considering racial disparities in the juvenile justice system.