Wis. Admin. Code Department of Corrections DOC 394.03

Current through October 28, 2024

Section DOC 394.03 - Definitions

In this chapter:

(1) "Administrator" means the administrator of the division of juvenile corrections or that person's designee.

(2) "Bodily injury" means physical pain or injury, illness or any impairment of physical condition.

(3) "Corporal punishment" means the intentional infliction of physical pain as a means of discipline.

(4) "County agent" means a person, or that person's designee, employed by the county, who provides community supervision for a youth and who is authorized to make decisions regarding community supervision matters.

(5) "Day" means a calendar day.

(6) "Department" means the department of corrections.

(7) "Force" means the exercise of strength or power to overcome resistance or to compel another to act or to refrain from acting in a particular way. It includes the use of mechanical restraints or physical force.

(8) "Mechanical restraint" means a commercially manufactured device approved by the department and applied to a youth's wrist, arm, legs or torso to restrain or impede free movement.

(9) "Reasonably believe" means that the actor believes that a certain fact exists and such belief under the circumstances is reasonable even though the belief may be erroneous.

(10) "Staff" means the employees of a child caring institution that is designated by the department as a type 2 CCI.

(11) "Supervisor" means a CCI staff person responsible for the supervision of type 2 CCI staff and program services in a type 2 CCI.

(12) "Type 1 secured correctional facility" has the meaning given in s. 938.02(19), Stats.

(13) "Type 2 CCI" means a type 2 child caring institution which has the meaning given in s. 938.02(19r), Stats.

(14) "Type 2 status" means the status of a youth who is placed by a court in a type 2 CCI, or who, having been so placed, is placed in a less restrictive placement under s. 938.357(4) (c) 2, Stats., is under the supervision and control of the county department, is subject to the rules and discipline of the county department and is considered to be in custody, as defined in s. 946.42(1) (a), Stats.

(15) "Youth" means a person under the supervision of a county department under s. 938.34(4d), Stats.

Wis. Admin. Code Department of Corrections DOC 394.03

Cr. Register, June, 2000, No. 534, eff. 7-1-00.