Conn. Practice Book § 30-6

No child or youth may be held in a juvenile

residential center unless a judge of the Superior

Court determines, based on the available facts

that there is probable cause to believe that the

child or youth has committed the delinquent acts

alleged, that there is no appropriate less restrictive

alternative available and that there is (1) probable

cause to believe that the level of risk that the child

or youth poses to public safety if released to the

community prior to the court hearing or disposition

cannot be managed in a less restrictive setting,

(2) a need to hold the child or youth in order to

ensure the child’s or youth’s appearance before

the court or compliance with court process, as

demonstrated by the child’s or youth’s previous

failure to respond to the court process, or (3) a

need to hold the child or youth for another jurisdiction. The court in exercising its discretion to detain

under General Statutes § 46b-133 (e) may consider as an alternative to detention a suspended

detention order with graduated sanctions based

upon a detention risk screening for such child or

youth developed by the Judicial Branch.