Best Practices

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This page contains Best Practices approved by the ICJ Training Committee. The purpose of a Best Practice is to provide guidelines that represent the most efficient or practical course of action. A Best Practice uses step-by-step processes to tackle challenges, create consistency, and serve as a general outline for a variety of situations. Please note, Best Practices are not policies or procedures, but simply references to assist states in dealing with cases.

Release Date	Title
2024-08-22	Best Practice: Returning Runaways with Dependents
2023-06-22	Best Practice: Home Evaluation Considerations for Unconventional Families
2022-07-28	Best Practice: Direct Entry of Data into UNITY Data Fields
2022-06-23	Best Practice: Transfer of Supervision Communication Guidelines for Local Authorities with Juveniles/Family Members
2020-08-20	Best Practice: Bail/Bond for Adult Charges in the Holding State with Juvenile Warrant in the Demanding State
2018-06-28	Best Practice: Return of a Juvenile Serving Correctional Sentence
2017-04-14	Best Practice: Intrastate Relocations
2016-01-29	Best Practice: Juvenile Sex Offenders
2016-01-13	Best Practice: Guide for ICJ and ICPC Dual Jurisdiction Cases
2015-07-01	Best Practice: Responding to Human Trafficking Victims within ICJ
2014-08-21	Best Practice: States in Transition
2014-04-13	Best Practice: Working With Unhoused Juveniles

Release Date

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2024-08-22