The Operational Review process (review process) serves as a tool to measure the successful efforts of county courts and their concomitant CASA and FCRB programs regarding compliance with applicable statutes, Rules of Procedure for the Juvenile Court, Supreme Court Administrative Orders, Funding Agreements, and local policies and procedures.  The review process allows for the recognition of efforts being made by the court to address the specific needs of dependent children.  Additionally, the review process allows for many opportunities for continuing education and training related to the dependency process.

Operational Review Final Report
Through a review of information available both at the AOC and onsite in each county, the review team compiles the data necessary to report on each county’s efforts to address the needs of dependent children in the court system.  The Operational Review Final Report (Jackson County Sample Report – download below) cites measures of the court’s success in addressing the aforementioned federal, state and local requirements.  The report specifies recommendations made by the review team as well as the county’s corrective action plans to address each recommendation.  Corresponding follow up is completed up to six months after the completion of the Final Report and allows the county the opportunity to report on their success in implementing any corrective action plans.

Operational Review Client Guide
The Operational Review Client Guide (download below) is a compilation of the requirements addressed by the review team.  The Client Guide has been developed to provide the user with information necessary to prepare for and participate in the DCSD operational review process. An overview of the review process, the specific requirements for each of the three review areas ( Court Improvement , CASA and FCRB ), and a helpful glossary of terms specific to the dependency process are all included in the guide. An Adobe Acrobat (pdf) version of the Client Guide can be accessed by utilizing the following link.

* The process of downloading either the Jackson County Sample Report or the Client Guide may take longer for some, depending on the access speed of the user’s computer.

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