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Lawmakers probe YASI screening, diversion presumption and youthful-offender process as 'raise the age' work approaches
Summary
Committee members pressed DCF and Field Services staff about the YASI screening tool, the presumption of diversion for non–"big 11" offenses, youthful-offender eligibility to age 21 and process bottlenecks that can delay consideration hearings.
Committee members asked department staff detailed questions about how juvenile cases are screened and routed and how the youthful-offender process operates for older teens and young adults.
Mindy Bugereau, Adolescent Services Director, said the state uses the Youth Assessment and Screening Instrument (YASI) and that Vermont began using it in 2007. “The tool is designed to target our case planning efforts and reduce recidivism,” Bugereau told the committees, noting the YASI is a two‑phase, evidence‑based instrument with ten domains that include home environment, school and connections.
Bugereau explained a statutory “presumption of diversion” for youth charged with non–“big 11” offenses who…
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