Conducting Population Counts in Juvenile Facilities

Outline:

Section 1: Introduction

A. About This Course

B. Learning Objectives

Section 2: Types of Counts

A. Youth Workers Mason and West

B. Resident Accountability

C. Controlled Movement

D. Conducting Counts

E. Types of Counts

F. Counting Residents Outside the Facility

G. The Importance of Accuracy

H. Review

I. Summary

Section 3: Conducting Counts

A. Documenting Counts

B. Counts That Do Not Match

C. Ensuring the Integrity of the Count

D. Ways Residents Avoid Their Absence from Detection

E. Missing Residents

F. Re-Visiting YW’s Mason and West

G. Review

H. Summary

Section 4: Conclusion

A. Summary

B. Course Contributors

C. Resources

D. References

E. Congratulations!

F. Exam

G. BrainSparks

Mrs. Cobb is a Lead SME Writer/Trainer at Relias. Her primary writing responsibilities are in the content areas of public safety and behavioral health. Mrs. Cobb is also the onboarding trainer for new staff joining the Relias Content Department. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Correctional and Juvenile Justice Studies and a Master of Science degree in Criminal Justice. She has over 25 years of experience working in criminal and juvenile justice. Her work includes direct service, research, publication development, and training and technical assistance development and delivery.

Disclosure: Kimberly Cobb, MS has no Relevant Financial or Non-Financial Relationship with ineligible companies to disclose.

Debbie Gonzalez is a career state employee for the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Debbie has a B.S. in Criminal Justice and graduated Summa Cum Laude from Murray State University. She began her career in 2003 with the Department of Juvenile Justice as a Social Service Worker. Her duties included individual counseling, group counseling, and family counseling. She also became certified in juvenile sex offender counseling, substance abuse counseling, and family engagement strategies. While working at a DJJ group home, she served as the grievance officer, assisted in preparing for ACA audits, performed duty officer rotation, covered youth worker shifts when staff was shorthanded, chaired treatment team meetings, conducted initial treatment plan meetings with the youth and his family, and prepared documents and youth for discharge. In 2013, Debbie was promoted to Social Service Clinician.

In 2015, Debbie changed careers and began working for adult corrections. She currently interviews convicted inmates and prepares presentence sex offender risk assessments prior to final sentencing.

Disclosure: Debbie Gonzalez has no Relevant Financial or Non-Financial Relationship with ineligible companies to disclose.