§ 169-B:31-b — Data Collection; Reporting Requirement

New Hampshire § 169-B:31-b

• Jurisdiction: New Hampshire
• Title XII: PUBLIC SAFETY AND WELFARE
• Ch. 169-B: DELINQUENT CHILDREN

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I. The department shall establish a system to collect data related to:
(a) Charges which led to involvement with the juvenile justice system.
(b) The racial and ethnic identity of the child.
(c) The length of time a child receives services under this chapter, beginning at the time of arraignment.
(d) The identity of paid services or programs to whom the department has referred a child or family.
(e) Any other information, including outcome data, that may assist the department and the court in evaluating the availability and effectiveness of services for children who receive assistance under this chapter.
(f) The type of services ordered by the court after adjudication and disposition.
II. The department shall, upon request, make available to members of the public, compilations of the data which do not contain identifying information.
III. Beginning on or before December 30, 2014, the department shall provide quarterly reports regarding cases handled pursuant to this chapter to the chair of the house children and family law committee, the chair of the senate health, education and human services committee, or to the chairs of their successor committees, as well as the chair of the joint fiscal committee. The reports shall include:
(a) Total census at Sununu Youth Services Center (SYSC) at the beginning of each quarterly reported period reported by:
(1) Sex.
(2) County of residence.
(3) Status (i.e. pre-trial, confinement).
(4) Criminal charge.
(5) Re-entry into the juvenile justice system.
(b) The number of 6 month parole hearings and the outcomes during the previous quarter and year to date.

Legislative History

2014, 215:24, eff. July 1, 2015.