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7 AAC 52.130. Staff/resident ratio 7 AAC 52.135. Training of youth counselors 7 AAC 52.140. Staff performance 7 AAC 52.050. Records and client information. (a) A juvenile correctional facility shall maintain case records of resident juveniles. All resident records are confidential and may be disclosed only as authorized by the court or as may be allowed by law. (b) A facility shall adopt procedures to provide for the security of case records. (c) A facility superintendent shall ensure that information on residents is made available to a law enforcement agency when that agency makes a request for information related to a specific investigation. (d) A facility superintendent shall ensure that appropriate case information is made available to individuals or agencies who have a legal right to information on residents. This information should support public or school safety; facilitate victim and community reparation for a loss caused by a juvenile offender; support the development of a juvenile’s academic, social, emotional, or physical development to reduce the likelihood of subsequent law violations; or support the juvenile’s family to ensure supervision, guidance, and control of the juvenile. Those who are entitled to appropriate information include

(1) a guardian ad litem;

(2) a person or agency providing services to the juvenile or the juvenile’s family at the request of the department;

(3) school officials;

(4) a government agency seeking physical custody of a juvenile;

(5) a law enforcement agency;

(6) a victim or the victim’s insurance company;

(7) a state medical examiner; and

(8) a foster parent or relative with whom a juvenile may be placed. (e) If an employee of a juvenile correctional facility learns of a threat by a juvenile to the physical safety of another person, and it appears possible that such a threat might be carried out, the employee shall give notice to a law enforcement officer as soon as possible, and in a way that will cause the least damage to the juvenile’s confidentiality. (f) Upon the request of a victim, a facility superintendent or the superintendent’s designee shall provide information regarding the release of a juvenile from placement in a juvenile facility. The department will make every reasonable effort to notify the victim as soon as