62H.230 - Probation departments to analyze information submitted to standardized system annually and compile reports concerning disparate treatment of children; Division of Child and Family Services t

62H.230  Probation departments to analyze information submitted to standardized system annually and compile reports concerning disparate treatment of children; Division of Child and Family Services to publish reports annually.

      1.  On or before January 31 of each year, each local juvenile probation department shall:

      (a) Analyze the information it submitted to the standardized system during the previous year pursuant to NRS 62H.210 to determine whether children of racial or ethnic minorities and children from economically disadvantaged homes are receiving disparate treatment in the system of juvenile justice in comparison to the general population;

      (b) As necessary, develop appropriate recommendations to address any disparate treatment; and

      (c) Prepare and submit to the Division of Child and Family Services a report which includes:

             (1) The results of the analysis it conducted pursuant to paragraph (a); and

             (2) Any recommendations it developed pursuant to paragraph (b).

      2.  The Division of Child and Family Services shall annually:

      (a) Compile the reports it receives pursuant to subsection 1; and

      (b) Publish a document which includes a compilation of the reports.

      (Added to NRS by 2003, 1095)