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Juvenile Restraint Survey - v2

Juvenile Restraint Survey
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Please answer the following to the best of your knowledge about juvenile restraint (shackling and handcuffs) use in the courts in your jurisdiction.



Questions
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What jurisdiction do you primarily work in?
   
 
 
 
* Are juveniles appearing in court from detention appearing under delinquency petitions ever placed under physical restraint during their court hearings?
 
All are restrained
 
Some are restrained
 
None are restrained
 
Don’t know
 
 
 
* Are juveniles appearing in court from detention appearing under Child in Need of Supervision (CHINS) petitions ever placed under physical restraint during their court hearings?
 
All are restrained
 
Some are restrained
 
None are restrained
 
Don’t know
 
 
 
Who decides which defendants should be restrained?

 
Judge
 
Sheriff or Deputies
 
Other
 
 
 
 
Which of the following, if any, are considered when deciding whether or not to physically restrain a juvenile in the courtroom? (check all that apply)

 
Nature of the offense
 
Physical characteristics of the juvenile
 
Personality or mood of the juvenile
 
Age of the juvenile
 
Offense history
 
General history in the courtroom
 
Don't know
 
Other, please explain
 

 
 
 
How are they physically restrained? (click all that apply)
 
Hand restraints
 
Leg restraints
 
Waist belt

 
 
 
To the best of your knowledge, have any juveniles in your jurisdiction ever been physically injured because of being physically restrained?
 
Yes
 
No
 
I don’t know
 
 
 
* When juvenile defendants are transferred or certified to circuit court, and remain in detention or jail, are they ever placed in physical restraints during their court hearings in circuit court?

 
All are restrained
 
Some are restrained
 
None are restrained
 
Don’t know
 
 
 
Who decides which defendants should be retrained?
 
Judge
 
Sheriff or Deputies
 
Other
 
 
 
 
Which of the following, if any, are considered when deciding whether or not to physically restrain a juvenile in the courtroom? (check all that apply)
 
Nature of the offense
 
Physical characteristics of the juvenile
 
Personality or mood of the juvenile
 
Age of the juvenile
 
Offense history
 
General history in the courtroom
 
Don’t know
 
Other, please explain
 

 
 
 
How are they physically restrained? (check all that apply)

 
Hand restraints
 
Leg restraints
 
Waist belt

 
 
 
* To the best of your knowledge, are ADULT defendants ever restrained in circuit court during their court appearances?

 
All are restrained
 
Some are restrained
 
None are restrained
 
Don’t know
 
 
 
Who decides which defendants should be retrained?

 
Judge
 
Sheriff or Deputies
 
Other
 
 
 
 
Which of the following, if any, are considered when deciding whether or not to physically restrain an adult in the courtroom? (check all that apply)

 
Nature of the offense
 
Physical characteristics of the individual
 
Personality or mood of the individual
 
Offense history
 
General history in the courtroom
 
Don’t know
 
Other, please explain
 

 
 
 
* Would you answer just a few more questions on this topic? The following questions would NOT be linked to the information here (including NOT being linked to your identified jurisdiction) and WOULD identify your role in the system (i.e., judge, prosecutor, public defender, sheriff/deputy).

 
Yes, I’ll answer a few more questions.
 
No Thank you, I'll exit the survey.