Acronyms & Names used in the Juvenile Justice System

 

 Redeploy Illinois Criteria for Services
Level 1 Youth
13 - 17 years old; Adjudicated delinquent for an offense punishable by DOC; 1 prior adjudication; YASI score of Med-High Risk (Most Restrictive)

Level 2 Youth
All youth are encompassed in this category EXCEPT status offenders (Least Restrictive)

 
Second Circuit Assessment Center
(located in the east wing of the Franklin County Detention Center)
  • Will accept Level 1 and Level 2 Youth (L1 Youth will receive priority)
  • NO COST to the county or minor's guardian
  • Must be at least 10 years of age
  • Complete psychological and/or psychiatric evaluation will be done within 21 days
  • Status offenders will be accepted at a cost of $85 per day to be paid for by the referring county

MST (Multisystemic Therapy)
Kids Hope United

  • 10 - 17 years of age (minor must be referred within 6 months prior to his/her 18th birthday)
  • Minor DOES NOT have to be adjudicated
  • YASI score of med-high risk-high risk minors will receive priority
  • Focuses on youth who exhibit serious anti-social behavior
  • Highly intensive home-based therapy, which includes minor and minor's family
  • Therapist is available to the family 24/7, including phone calls and home visits (therapist has daily contact with family)
  • Service duration is 3-5 months
  • Minor CANNOT participate in other programming while enrolled in the MST program due to the amount of time the therapist will be in the minor's home

FFT (Functional Family Therapy)
Southeastern Illinois Counseling Center

  • 10 - 17 years of age
  • Must score med-high risk in the Family Domain of the YASI
  • Purpose is to divert behaviorally challenged youth from the juvenile justice system or from becoming more involved in the system
  • Focus is on youth and parent(s)
  • Less intensive than MST
  • Has contact with the family on a weekly basis
  • FFT caseworker provides linkage to community services

ART (Aggression Replacement Training)
Probation Staff & Southeastern Illinois Counseling Center

  • Available to all youth
  • Addresses skill streaming, anger control training and moral reasoning training

Neighborhood Accountability Board

  • To provide the victim and the neighborhood with the opportunity to converse with offenders in a safe and productive manner
  • To provide the offender an opportunity to take responsibility to make amends
  • To provide citizen ownership of the criminal justice system
  • To provide neighborhood response to "victimless" crimes
  • To provide a timely non-judicial response to crime