Zero-Entry & Intake Gateways

Pipeline 00A

• Pre-Petition Diversion & Deflection (Informal Adjustment)

  Deflection options (cite-and-release, stationhouse adjustment, school/community) before filing.

• Referral & Intake Screening

  The “front door”: routing to diversion, detention, or services.

• Youth Assessment & Screening Instruments

  Validated tools (risk/needs/MH) that guide early decisions across the pipeline.

• Prosecutorial Screening & Petition Decisions

  Legal sufficiency and file/decline logic prior to court jurisdiction.

Detention & Early Court Management

• Community-Based Alternatives to Detention (ATD)

  Community programs that prevent confinement while protecting appearance and safety.

• Electronic Monitoring & Location-Based Conditions

  ATD modality for compliance without secure custody.

• Court Appearance & FTA Prevention

  Reminders, transport support, and scheduling practices that reduce FTAs.

• Initial Hearing & Counsel Access (First 24–48 Hours)

  Due-process ignition: notice, appointed counsel, detention review, and next steps.

• Pre-Adjudication Supervision

  Release conditions and monitoring before adjudication.

Adjudication, Participation & Supervision

• Counsel Continuity & Advocacy Across Phases

  Uninterrupted legal representation from initial hearing through reviews and reentry.

• Hearing Continuances & Case Timeliness

  The procedural metronome that keeps cases moving on time.

• Restorative Justice & Victim Engagement

  Accountability via repair—conferencing, agreements, restitution.

• Family Engagement & Youth Voice

  Participation at key decisions, consent, meeting cadence, and language access.

• Case Planning & Service Matching

  Translating assessment into a living plan with goals, dosage, and overrides.

• Community Programs & Service Networks

  Non-custodial supports integrated with supervision.

• Intensive Supervision & Graduated Responses

  High-touch supervision calibrated to risk/need.

• Program Completion & Early Termination

  Defining, verifying, and exiting supervision successfully.

• Behavioral Health Screening & Treatment Linkage

  Identification, referral, and continuity of MH/SUD care.

• Crisis Stabilization & Therapeutic Respite

  Short therapeutic interventions for acute risk without defaulting to custody.

Placement, Step-Down & Transition Readiness

• Commitment & Placement

  Thresholds, program types, LOS, and step-down planning.

• Placement Review Hearings & Step-Down Decisions

  Cadence, criteria, progress evidence, and least-restrictive moves.

• Screening for Educational Stability

  Protecting credits and IEP/504 continuity through transitions.

• Youth Transport & Transfer

  Custody chain, coordination, safety, and data integrity while in motion.

Reentry, Education & Opportunity

• Reentry & Aftercare (Overview)

  Pre-release planning, intensity, and early outcome windows.

• Data Handoffs & Continuity of Information

  Interoperability and timing of cross-system transfers.

• Education & Reentry

  Re-enrollment and persistence after placement or court involvement.

• Education Re-engagement (School Placement & Credit Transfer)

  Placement logistics, transcripts, and on-track recovery.

• Opportunity & Workforce

  CTE, apprenticeships, employer partnerships, and first-job pipelines.

• System Exit & Longitudinal Follow-Up

  Outcome tracking (education, employment, recidivism) after exit.

Equity, Data & CQI (System Learning Loop)

• Equity Review & Disparity Monitoring

  Rate ratios, benchmarks, and interpretation safeguards.

• Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) & Policy Feedback

  Turning analytics and audits into practice fixes and policy updates.

• Cross-System Referrals

  Joint case planning across justice, education, health, and child welfare.

• Case Closure & Record Sealing

  Exit criteria, expungement/sealing, and downstream data implications.