JJ PSTT Field Activity – Crossover Youth
Crossover youth: Youth who experience maltreatment and engage in delinquency and who may or may not be known to the child welfare and/or juvenile justice systems.
Dually-involved youth: Crossover youth who have some level of concurrent involvement (diversionary, formal, or a combination of both) with both the child welfare and juvenile justice systems.
Dually-adjudicated youth (aka dual wards): Dually-involved youth who are formally involved (sustained dependency court allegation) and are adjudicated by the delinquency court.
Please answer the following questions:
1. What are the legal statuses for dually-adjudicated youth? Which laws govern the legal statuses for dually-adjudicated youth? Provide the legal citations or references (hint – you may have to look in two separate policy manual groups).
2. Which policy requirements apply if you are only the JJS?
3. Which policy requirements apply if you are the JJS and the FC case manager?
4. Is a JJS assigned to a dually-involved youth’s case if the court assigns a probation officer (aka juvenile court officer)?
5. Can a private agency provide delinquency case management services to a dually-involved youth?
6. Explain the more restrictive policy requirement.
7. List all of the policy manual sections that may apply to your case management of a dual ward.
8. Review a local dually-involved youth’s case record and note the services and resources being accessed by the youth. List current services and resources and then list any additional services or resources that the youth may benefit from or is eligible to receive below.
9. Does the ICWA/MIFPA (federal/state laws) apply to dually-involved youth? If so, under what conditions?
10. Describe local practices/procedures for working with dually-involved youth, as it relates to the courts, law enforcement, detention facilities, transportation, and any other areas relevant to your case management.
Dual Ward Field Activity – DRAFT 3-13-14cd Final 6/14 cw