Safety & Security

Non-Secure Placement Personal Youth Search Policy
This policy establishes guidelines and procedures for Non-Secure Placement (NSP) provider agencies to follow with respect to personal resident searches and makes clear the circumstances under which personal searches are mandatory or to be conducted at the discretion of designated staff. Download the policy

Non-Secure Placement Searches of Facility Spaces
The purpose of this policy is to provide guidelines and procedures for Non-Secure Placement (NSP) provider agencies to follow with respect to searches of facility spaces. Facility search practices are intended to maintain contraband-free programs and to protect the safety of youth and staff in the NSP facility, the community, and others who may be present, within a context that respects and promotes dignity and healthy relationships with youth. Download the policy

Non-Secure Placement Searches of Facility Spaces – Inspections Memo (Updated June 7, 2018)
Inspections help to maintain a safe environment for staff, youth, and visitors. This memorandum is an addendum to Non-Secure Placement: Searches of Facility Spaces. The following directive supersedes Section V.A-C. (“Inspections”) of the aforementioned policy. Download the policy

Inspections and Searches of Limited Secure Placement Facilities
The purpose of this policy is to provide guidelines for Limited-Secure Placement (LSP) provider agencies to follow with respect to inspections and searches of facility spaces. Facility search and inspection practices are intended to maintain contraband-free programs and to protect the safety and security of youth, staff, and the surrounding community within a context that respects and promotes dignity, healthy relationships with youth, and establishes a structured environment. Download the policy

Limited Secure Placement Personal Youth Search Policy
This policy establishes guidelines and procedures for Limited Secure Placement (LSP) provider staff to follow with respect to personal resident searches and makes clear the circumstances under which personal searches are mandatory or to be conducted at the discretion of designated staff. Download the policy

Contraband Policy for Juvenile Justice Placement
This policy establishes guidelines for the implementation and enforcement of operational procedures that detect and control the introduction, fabrication, possession, and conveyance of contraband in Close to Home residential placement facilities. Download the policy

Mechanical Restraints in Limited Secure Placement
This policy establishes guidelines, prohibitions, and limitations on the use of mechanical restraints in Limited Secure Placement (LSP) facilities and during transport. It applies to both the use of mechanical restraints on youth displaying acute physical behavior that present a serious and evident danger to self or others and for off-site vehicular transport. Download the policy

Room isolation in Limited Secure Juvenile Justice Placement
This policy provides clear instructions for Limited Secure Placement (LSP) providers to follow when considering the use of room isolation to calm and contain the acute physical behavior of a youth, and requirements for how such isolation must be conducted. This and all other emergency interventions must be conducted with a clear understanding that they are occurring in a programmatic setting designed to promote healthy relationships with youth. Download the policy