The Bucks County Juvenile Probation department provides community-based supervision to those juveniles who have been place on formal probation (post adjudication) or have been offered a consent decree (adjudication withheld). Juveniles will be assessed for risk using the Youth Level of Services (YLS) inventory. All supervision/treatment is individually tailored to the juveniles’ needs and strengths.
Responsibilities of community based (line) probation officers include, but are not limited to:
- Establishing and implementing collaborative goals for each juvenile
- Making referrals to appropriate service providers (if ordered or deemed necessary)
- Ensuring that appropriate accountability measures are put in place for juveniles who violate probation
- Visiting juveniles and their families on a regular basis, starting at a minimum of once a month. (based on risk level, visits range from monthly to weekly).
- Re-assessing juvenile progress on a regular basis, changing goals to reflect.