The Colorado Division of Human Services Division of Youth Services (DYS) operates 15 secure youth detention centers across the state. DYS has requested technical assistance to review and revise the agency?s policies and practices related to the objective risk screening and placement decisions of youth. JDI will review the DYS screening and placement policies, making recommendations, as needed. She will also evaluate and recommend revisions to the risk-screening tool to include the types and question phrasing, response weights and scoring rubric, and guidance on the use of screening scores for placement decisions. JDI will use data from the 2018 National Survey of Youth in Custody to inform the development of the risk-screening instrument and associated weights and support DYS in testing comprehension of the screening questions with staff and youth. This will be done in meetings with DYS staff throughout the TA to ask questions, discuss recommendations, and to collaborate on how to best tailor outcomes to meet DYS needs.
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