0420-04-01-.10
Nature Of Programs
Cite as Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0420-04-01-.10
(1)
The types of programs which may be funded include, but are not limited to, the following, or any
combination thereof:
(a)
Residential
1.
group homes;
2.
residential treatment centers; or
COUNTY GRANTS FOR COMMUNITY EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES
CHAPTER 0420-4-1
3.
foster homes.
(b)
Non-residential
1.
intensive family counseling;
2.
intensive probation;
3.
crisis intervention;
4.
day treatment;
5.
victim/offender reconciliation; or
6.
community service/restitution
(2)
Children Eligible to Receive Services. The juvenile court judge should consider the extent and
nature of prior delinquent or unruly behaviors, the extent and nature of the presenting offense,
whether the offense was committed in an aggressive and premeditated manner, and the possible
rehabilitation of the child through services funded.
(a)
as a disposition, the juvenile court judge may order a child to receive service in lieu of
commitment to DOC, under the following circumstances:
1.
an adjudicated delinquent child may receive residential or non-residential
services, or
2.
an unruly child who has been adjudicated for violating a valid court order may
receive non-residential services only; and
3.
in each case, the child shall be commitable to the Department of Correction and
otherwise would have received a DOC facility placement,
(b)
no child tried in a criminal court as an adult may be sentenced by a judge of criminal
jurisdiction to receive services;
(c)
the juvenile court judge shall provide to DOC documentation that each child receiving
services meets eligibility criteria.