In re G.J. CA1/1

I.

BACKGROUND

In 2018, appellant was declared a ward of the court following his admission to an assault. Between 2018 and 2019, appellant faced various charges for battery, assault, vandalism, and felony residential burglary. As a

All statutory references are to the Welfare and Institutions Code. result of an admission to a battery charge, the juvenile court placed appellant on probation in his mother’s home. Shortly thereafter, another juvenile wardship petition was filed by the Solano County District Attorney, charging appellant with felony assault by means likely to produce great bodily injury. That count was subsequently dismissed, and appellant admitted a newly added count of violation of a court order of probation. The court found appellant had failed to reform while on probation in the custody of his mother and ordered placement in a foster home or institution. The probation department noted it was looking for appropriate treatment programs with suitable therapeutic curriculums. In mid-April 2020, it placed appellant at the Children’s Home of Stockton, a short-term residential therapeutic program (STRTP). Approximately two weeks later, appellant failed his placement…