Specifications include, but are not limited to: 1. General Evaluation - The selected evaluator or team will examine the detention screening instrument for its ability to accurately distinguish juveniles meeting the criteria for secure or staff secure detention as established by statute, from other juveniles that can be released to an alternative to detention or released to their parent(s) without restrictions. The sample to be studied may include all juveniles taken into temporary custody by law enforcement that were screened for detention within selected counties beginning 2019 through 2022. 2. Assessing Overrides of Recommended Outcomes - The selected evaluator or team will complete a comprehensive examination to assess overrides by quantifying indicators including differences across counties/geographic locations, racial and ethnic identities, and gender; determination of the percentage of juveniles not detained that subsequently committed new violations within the fixed detention screening instrument time window between the instant offense and corresponding court appearance and the percentage of the same group that fails to appear in court.
