Mo. Rev. Stat. § 211.326

Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 211.326 - State courts administrator - valuation of services, development of standards, processes, guidelines relating to juvenile court - consideration of racial disparity
1. The state courts administrator shall:
(1) Evaluate existing services by establishing performance standards including performance standards for juvenile courts receiving diversion funds;
(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.

§ 211.326, RSMo

L. 1995 H.B. 174, et al. § 3