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20.9.123    EVALUATION OF JUDICIAL DISTRICTS

(1) All judicial districts will be evaluated annually by the department of corrections.   The evaluation will consist of:

(a) a random review of 25% of offenders receiving services through the youth court which were funded wholly or in part by funds allocated by the department;

(b) a random review of 25% of offenders placed in state youth correctional facilities by the district;

(c) a random review of 25% of information entered into the CAPS system by the district; and

(d) interviews with random members of the youth placement committee in each district.

(2) Each district will receive a copy of the evaluation of their district.

(3) The department shall compare districts to evaluate the effectiveness of programs and shall compare participating districts with non-participating districts.

(4) The evaluation will determine whether intervention programs are effective based upon, but not limited to, the following:

(a) number of offenders served;

(b) recidivism rates;

(c) at risk population in the participating district; and

(d) proper use of evaluation tools.

(5) Each district shall prepare a summary of the use of all of the funds allocated through the department to that district by June 1 of each year to assist the department in conducting the evaluation.

(6) The department shall distribute a copy of a district's evaluation report to the department director, the evaluated district, and each member of the cost containment review panel within 45 days of the completion of an evaluation.

History: 41-5-2006, MCA; IMP, 41-5-130, 41-5-131, 41-5-132, 41-5-2001, 41-5-2002, 41-5-2003, 41-5-2004, 41-5-2005 and 41-5-2006, MCA; NEW, 2002 MAR p. 2433, Eff. 9/13/02.

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