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Citizens Review Board |
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Judicial District |
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Rene L. Meyers,
Director |
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1205 Fort Street,
Hays, Ks 67601 |
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Phone: 785-628-9420 |
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Email:
renemeyers@hotmail.com or
rlm@23rdjudicial.org
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The 23rd Judicial
District Citizen Review Board is composed of trained citizen volunteers who
serve as advisors to the Judge on selected cases involving children in need
of care or juvenile offenders. The CRB staff operates two boards,
trains volunteers , and administers the processes involved in the board's
operations. The CRB process is designed to provide an independent
perspective on cases, to improve agency accountability, and to enhance
community awareness on the issues regarding children in need of care and
juvenile offenders.
The local CRB
office conforms to the rules of the state Office of Judicial Administration
(OJA), which provides oversight and funding. The 23rd Judicial
District CRB meets Kansas Supreme Court standards and therefore, is eligible
to review cases assigned by the District Court.
The 23rd Judicial
District CRB is a grant-funded program currently receiving funds from the
Permanent Families Account administered by the Office of Judicial
Administration.
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What does a CRB
Volunteer Do? |
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The duties and responsibilities of a
CRB volunteer are set out in K.S.A. 38-1813. A CRB volunteer shall:
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Review cases, receive
verbal information from all parties with pertinent information about the
cases, and access information in the court's case file. |
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Determine the progress
that has been made to acquire a permanent home for children in foster care,
or recommend sentencing and review progress toward rehabilitation for
juvenile offenders. |
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Suggest alternative
goals for the cases, if progress is insufficient. |
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Make recommendations
to the presiding Judge regarding further actions on the case. |
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Who can
be a CRB Volunteer? |
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A CRB volunteer must be at least
18years of age, a resident of Ellis, Gove, Rooks, or Trego County, Kansas,
and successfully complete the following screening procedure. |
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Complete a volunteer
application, which requests information retarding educational background,
employment history, and personal experience with child abuse and neglect,
and three references. |
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Pass a records check
through state child abuse registries and the Kansas Bureau of Investigation
and national criminal databases. |
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Participate in a
personal interview |
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Complete no less than
6 hours of specialized training. |
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Individuals
successfully passing the screening process are certified as CRB volunteers
and are eligible to review assigned cases. |
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