NCJ Number
150351
Date Published
1993
Length
258 pages
Annotation
This volume explains the accreditation procedures for juvenile day treatment programs and presents the forms for the 20 mandatory standards and 185 nonmandatory standards developed by the American Correctional Association and the Commission on Accreditation for Corrections.
Abstract
The standards cover administration and management, the physical and plant, and program services. Specific topics include general administration, fiscal management, personnel, training and staff development, juvenile records, information systems, citizen involvement, volunteers, building and safety codes, sanitation and hygiene, safety and emergency procedures, food service, health care services, admission, program services, and supervision. Mandatory standards relate to building and safety codes, sanitation and hygiene, safety and emergency procedures, food service, health care services, and supervision. Glossary, index, form for proposing a revised standard, and appended additional guidelines