Hennepin County Juvenile Probation Response Grid
Symbol Key:
* = Requires Court Order
# = requires sanctions conference
$ = require screening committee
Responses must be based on documented violations.
Programs selected must meet eligibility criteria.
To use the Response Grid:
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Determine the level of violation seriousness and locate it on the horizontal axis of the grid.
Match the client’s risk level to risk level on vertical axis.
Locate the intersecting vertical and horizontal box. The number within box corresponds to the highest sanctioning level for the violation.
Probation Violation Misbehavior Level by Intensiveness / Restrictiveness
Minor:
Moderate:
Multiple minor violations with no apparent response to consequences
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Truancy (missed 3 or fewer days in 1 month)
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School disruption i.e. fighting, suspension (1)
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Gang paraphernalia possession (for documented and/or
self-disclosed gang members)
Serious:
Behavior that demonstrates:
 Extreme disregard of probation conditions
 Failure to respond to the authority of the Court or
 Unauthorized contact with the victim.
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Truancy (missed 4-9 days in 1 month)
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School disruption i.e. fighting, suspensions (2 or more)
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Truancy (10+ days in 1 month and/or dropped from enrollment)
Association w/ documented and/or self-disclosed non-family gang
members (1 instance)
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School disruption: expelled
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Failure to maintain contact with PO (2 missed contacts)
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Failure to maintain contact with PO (3 missed contacts)
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Association with documented and/or self-disclosed non-family gang members (2+ instances)
Curfew violations (1-2 in month) either per city ordinance or
parent/law enforcement/court order
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Curfew violations (3-4 in month) either per city ordinance or parental/law
enforcement/court order
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Failure to contact PO (3+ missed contacts)
Failure to notify PO about police contact with citation (1-2 in
month)
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Absenting home without parental permission (24hrs – 48hrs) requires a
police report # for runaway report
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Curfew violation (5+ in month) either per city ordinance or parental/law enforcement/court
order
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Fail to notify PO about police contact with citation (2-3 in month)
Absenting home without parental permission (48hrs+) requires a police report # for runaway
report
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Documented use of alcohol or drugs
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Failure to notify PO about police contact with citation (4+ in month)
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Violation of No Contact Order for certain places or persons (1 incident)
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Chronic use of alcohol or drugs (at least one time per week for a month)
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Failure to attend/comply/complete (3-5 in month - combination of the
following) i.e. meetings, groups, UA appt, court orders, imposed
probation restrictions, court ordered community based programs
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Excessive use of alcohol or drugs (use resulting in hospitalization, detox, or arrest)
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Violation of No Contact Order for certain places or persons (2 or more incidents)
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Weapon possession (does not include guns) (1 incident)
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Internet Violation/Restriction (court order) 2 social network postings
violations; violation of No Contact Order
Failure to attend/comply/complete (6+ in 1 month) combination of the following: meetings,
groups, UA appt, court orders, imposed probation restrictions, court ordered communitybased programs
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Failure/refusal to submit DNA
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Terminated community based court ordered program/Terminated OHP
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Weapon possession (does not include guns) (2+ incidents)
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Internet Violation/Restriction (court order) – 3 or more social network postings violations;
violation of NCO
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Violation of No Contact Order (sex offenses (S.O.); accessing sexual contact sites (S.O.)
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Use of alcohol/marijuana (parent/guardian report)
Failure to attend/comply/complete (1-2 in month)
combination of the following: meetings, groups, UA appt,
court orders, imposed probation restrictions, court ordered
community-based programs
Internet Violation/Restriction (posting illegal/restricted
content on social network sites; violation of No Contact
Order
Under revision 11/2012
Risk Level: LOW (0-8)
MINOR VIOLATION
USE LEAST RESTRICTIVE RESPONSE
SIGNIFICANT VIOLATION
USE LEAST RESTRICTIVE RESPONSE
SERIOUS VIOLATION
USE LEAST RESTRICTIVE RESPONSE
• Home based/neighborhood chores
• Essay or journal writing
• Personal Responsibility Form(s)
• Imposition of early curfew
• Increase frequency of UAs
• Attend CD community programs
• Mediation through a community resource
• STS community work service (Max. 6hrs/incident; Max. 24hrs/calendar year)
• Home grounding 3 days
• Implementation of location restrictions
• Mother Daughter Circle/Radius or other gender specific programing
• A mentoring program
• A community resource connection
• Increased PO visits/contacts at school and increased client visits/contacts w/ PO
• Children’s Crisis Response (Domestic Issues, MH)
• Screening/Assessment: (CD), MAYSI (MH), Education, etc.
• Referral to insurance provider
• Restriction of location, contact, or activity (short term)
• Referral for MAVI
• Home based/neighborhood chores
• Essay or journal writing
• Personal Responsibility Form(s)
• Imposition of early curfew
• Increase frequency of UAs
• Attend CD community programs
• Mediation through a community resource
• STS community work service (Max. 6hrs/incident; Max. 24hrs/calendar year)
• Home grounding 3 days
• Implementation of location restrictions
• Mother Daughter Circle/Radius or other gender specific programing
• A mentoring program
• A community resource connection
• Increased PO visits/contacts at school and increased client visits/contacts w/ PO
• Children’s Crisis Response (Domestic Issues, MH)
• Screening/Assessment: (CD), MAYSI (MH), Education, etc.
• Referral to insurance provider
• Restriction of location, contact, or activity (short term)
• Referral for MAVI
• Community Service (max 12 hours/incident)
•#Additional EHM days (after Admin. Sanction hours have been exceeded)
• Mediation through a community resource
• Outpatient MH Programming
•*No Contact order
• Incentives
• Incentives
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Risk Level: MODERATE (9-22)
USE LEAST RESTRICTIVE RESPONSE
• Home-based/neighborhood chores
• Essay or journal writing
• Personal Responsibility Form(s)
• Imposition of early curfew
• Increase frequency of UAs
• Attend CD community programs
• STS community work service (max 6hrs/instance within 24hrs/calendar yr.)
• Home grounding 3 days
• Implementation of location restrictions
• Mother Daughter Circle/Radius or other gender specific programing
• A mentoring program
• A community resource connection
• Increased PO visits/contacts at school and increased client visits/contacts with PO
• Children’s Crisis Response (Domestic Issues, MH)
• Screening/Assessment: (CD), MAYSI (MH), Education, etc.
• Referral to insurance provider
• Restriction of location, contact, or activity (short term)
• Referral for MAVI
1
USE LEAST RESTRICTIVE RESPONSE
Increased PO visits/contact at school and increased client visits/contact with PO
• Home grounding up to 7 days
• Daily check-ins at PO office
• Daily check-ins with a school liaison officer/community resource
• Referral to outpatient MH Programming
• Culturally specific community based programs
• Community Coaches
• *Additional STS community work service (after Admin. Sanction hours have been
exceeded)
• *EHM– Sanctions Conference (max 7 days)
• #Evening Reporting Center (ERC) with 7 days EHM
• *FFT/MST (consult w/Array Comm. Coordinator)
• *ART
• *No Contact/geographical restriction
(Items listed in boxes numbered 1 and 2 may also be considered)
3
USE LEAST RESTRICTIVE RESPONSE
• Cooperate w/ drug treatment as recommended
• Community-Based Programs including:
#Evening Reporting Center (ERC) with 7 days EHM
*High Fidelity Wraparound
*Electronic Home Monitoring (30 days)
• Referral to Screening Committee:
*$Foster home
*$MTFC
*$Group home
*$MH Evaluation – Inpatient
*$MH RTC
*$Corrections RTC
• Alternatives – EJJ: 19+ / EJJ Revocation (criteria)
• Incentives
• Incentives
• Incentives
1
USE LEAST RESTRICTIVE RESPONSE
Risk Level: HIGH (23+)
• Incentives
• Increased PO visits/contact at school and increased client visits/contact with
PO
• Home grounding up to 7 days
• Daily check-ins at PO office
• Daily check-ins with a school liaison officer/community resource
• Referral to outpatient MH Programming
• Culturally specific community based programs
• Community Coaches
• *Additional STS community work service (after Admin. Sanction hours have
been exceeded)
• *EHM– Sanctions Conference (max 7 days)
• #Evening Reporting Center (ERC) with 7 days EHM
• *FFT/MST (consult w/Array Comm. Coordinator)
• *ART
• *No Contact/geographical restriction
• Incentives
(Items listed in boxes numbered 1 may also be considered)
2
USE LEAST RESTRICTIVE RESPONSE
• Cooperate w/ drug treatment as recommended
• Community-Based Programs including:
#Evening Reporting Center (ERC) with EHM (see guidelines)
*High Fidelity Wraparound
*Electronic Home Monitoring (30 days)
• Referral to Screening Committee:
*$Foster home
*$MTFC
*$Group home
*$MH Evaluation – Inpatient
*$MH RTC
*$Corrections RTC
(Items listed in boxes numbered 1, 2, and 3 may also be considered)
4
USE LEAST RESTRICTIVE RESPONSE
• Community-Based Programs including:
#Evening Reporting Center (ERC) with EHM (see guidelines)
*Electronic Home Monitoring (45 days)
• Incentives
• Alternatives – EJJ: 19+ / EJJ Revocation (criteria)
• Incentives
(Items listed in boxes numbered also be considered)
2
(Items listed in boxes numbered 1, 2, and 3 may also be considered)
4
(Items listed in boxes numbered 1, 2, 3, and 4 may also be considered)
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