Ch. DOC 379 NoteNote: Chapter HSS 339 as it existed on June 30, 2000 was repealed and a new Chapter DOC 379 was created, Register, June, 2000, No. 534, effective July 1, 2000.

DOC 379.01DOC 379.01 Authority and purpose. This chapter is promulgated under the authority of ss. 227.11 (2) and 938.48 (16), Stats., to structure the resources available to youth to balance the need for public protection, youth accountability, youth skill-building and the provision of services to youth in a safe, humane and caring environment.

DOC 379.01 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, June, 2000, No. 534, eff. 7-1-00.

DOC 379.02DOC 379.02 Applicability. This chapter applies to the department and all youth who are under its supervision in a type 1 secured correctional facility consistent with the requirements of law.

DOC 379.02 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, June, 2000, No. 534, eff. 7-1-00.

DOC 379.03(1)(1) “Activity group” means youth who participate in a group organized to promote educational, social, cultural or other lawful activities approved by the department.

DOC 379.03(2)(2) “Administrator” means the administrator of the division of juvenile corrections or that person’s designee.

DOC 379.03(3)(3) “Agent” means a person employed by the department or a county department to provide community supervision of a youth and authorized to make decisions regarding community supervision matters.

DOC 379.03(4)(4) “Close confinement” means restriction of a youth to the youth’s assigned room with a minimum of one hour of out-of-room time per day.

DOC 379.03(5)(5) “Close family member” means a youth’s natural, adoptive, step and foster parents, spouse, children, grandparents or siblings. A parent surrogate is within the definition of parent if investigation substantiates that a claimed surrogate did in fact act as a parent to the youth although the parent surrogate was not an adoptive, foster or stepparent.

DOC 379.03(6)(6) “Community supervision” means the corrective sanctions program under s. 938.533, Stats., aftercare under s. 938.34 (4n), Stats., the serious juvenile offender program under s. 938.538, Stats., and type 2 secured correctional facility supervision under s. 938.539 (2), Stats.

DOC 379.03(7)(7) “Contraband” means any of the following:

DOC 379.03(7)(a)(a) Any item which subch. VI of ch. DOC 373 prohibits a youth from possessing.