R523-3-4. Standards for Criminogenic Risk Screening and Assessment

  (1) Prior to referral to a certified educational series or treatment program, all youth shall be given a brief, validated, risk and needs screen in the preliminary stages of involvement with the justice system to determine whether the youth is of low, moderate, or high risk to re-offend.

  (a) For youth under the age of eighteen (18) years of age, the screening instrument to be used shall be the most current version of the Pre-Screen Risk Assessment (PSRA) or other instrument currently approved by the Juvenile Court.

  (b) For youth between the ages of eighteen (18) and twenty-one (21), the screening instrument to be used shall be the most current version of the Level of Service Inventory-Revised: Screening Version (LSI-R:SV).

  (2) The screen shall collect information about behaviors and characteristics known to predict re-offending including delinquency history, social history, and attitudes/behaviors.

  (3) If the screen indicates a high likelihood of re-offending, the youth shall be given an in-depth assessment of criminogenic risk and need.

  (a) For youth under the age of eighteen (18) years of age, the assessment instrument to be used shall be the most current version of the Protective and Risk Assessment (PRA).

  (b) For youth between the ages of eighteen (18) and twenty-one (21), the assessment instrument to be used if a criminogenic risk assessment is necessary shall be the Level of Service/Risk, Need, Responsivity (LS/RNR).

  (4) The criminogenic assessment shall examine a wide variety of factors related to the youth's strengths and challenges including: delinquency history, school, employment, relationships, environment, current living arrangements, alcohol and drugs, mental health, attitudes and behaviors, and skills.

  (5) The criminogenic assessment shall also identify protective factors that are related to the reduced likelihood of re-offending and risk factors that are related to the increased likelihood of re-offending.