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BOP Program Statement 5216.06 § 6

STUDY CASES . Courts may order studies of juveniles under the provisions of 18 U.S.C. §

activein force · 2019-04-26 – presentact-effective-date

5037(d) to provide more information or under 18 U.S.C. §§ 4241 through 4246 to determine

mental competency, sanity, or whether a mental disease or defect is present.

If the study is ordered to be conducted on an outpatient basis, it is to be arranged f or and

conducted under the supervision of the local U.S. Probation Office.

If the study is to be conducted in a contract facility, the Court will provide the Bureau with a

list of the questions to be answered by the study. If such questions are not provi ded initially,

Bureau staff must contact the Court, normally through U.S. Probation, to request them. The

study will be conducted at a juvenile contract facility capable of providing the service.

In addition to answering specific questions from the Court, the study report will augment the

Presentence Investigation Report that U.S. Probation prepares. It is expected to include the

results of:

■ a physical examination,

■ psychological and educational testing, and

■ a psychological and/or psychiatric exami nation.

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The RRM is to assure the study report’s timely completion.

History

PS 5216.06 dated 2019-04-26

Provenance

Source: bop.gov
Retrieved: 2026-09-20
Edition: bop-ps-2026-09-20
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