1960.5. (Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 175, Sec. 30.)
(a)The State Commission on Juvenile Justice, pursuant to…#
(a) The State Commission on Juvenile Justice, pursuant to Section 1798.5, shall develop a Juvenile Justice Operational Master Plan. On or before January 1, 2009, the commission shall develop and make available for implementation by the counties the following strategies:
(1) Risk and needs assessment tools to evaluate the programming and security needs of all youthful offenders and at-risk youth.
(2) Juvenile justice universal data collection elements, which shall be common to all counties.
(3) Criteria and strategies to promote a continuum of evidence-based responses to youthful offenders.
(b)In drafting the Juvenile Justice Operational Master…#
(b) In drafting the Juvenile Justice Operational Master Plan, the commission shall take into consideration both of the following:
(1) Evidence-based programs and risk and needs assessment tools currently in use by the counties.
(2) The costs of implementing these strategies.