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Regulation .11 Recommending Institutionalization.

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A.
The criteria to be used by the juvenile counselor and the juvenile counselor supervisor in recommending institutionalization for a particular child are the:
(1)
Nature of the child's act or violation;
(2)
Severity of the offense;
(3)
Chronicity of the behavior;
(4)
Impact of the act on the victim/community; and
(5)
Child's amenability to treatment.
B.
Also to be considered in the final determination are the:
(1)
Availability and appropriateness of other resources;
(2)
Previous treatment attempted and the final results of this treatment; and
(3)
Availability of less restrictive forms of intervention which would be consistent with the public safety.