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    Police officers play several important roles in the juvenile justice system. They are responsible for most court referrals of young offenders by either referring 70% to juvenile court or handling and releasing 22% themselves. Officers also handle noncriminal status offenses like truancy and curfew violations. Additionally, police provide protective services for juveniles by removing them from dangerous situations and transporting them to shelters if needed. Finally, police recognize the need for more training to effectively work with the growing juvenile population around issues like substance abuse, bullying, and abuse.

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    Police officers play several important roles in the juvenile justice system. They are responsible for most court referrals of young offenders by either referring 70% to juvenile court or handling and releasing 22% themselves. Officers also handle noncriminal status offenses like truancy and curfew violations. Additionally, police provide protective services for juveniles by removing them from dangerous situations and transporting them to shelters if needed. Finally, police recognize the need for more training to effectively work with the growing juvenile population around issues like substance abuse, bullying, and abuse.

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    Police officers play several important roles in the juvenile justice system. They are responsible for most court referrals of young offenders by either referring 70% to juvenile court or handling and releasing 22% themselves. Officers also handle noncriminal status offenses like truancy and curfew violations. Additionally, police provide protective services for juveniles by removing them from dangerous situations and transporting them to shelters if needed. Finally, police recognize the need for more training to effectively work with the growing juvenile population around issues like substance abuse, bullying, and abuse.

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    POLICE OFFICER'S ROLES IN THE JUVENILE

    JUSTICE SYSTEM

    Court Referrals

    Police officers generally bring in or summon young offenders to the police department's

    juvenile division and question, fingerprint, book and, if necessary, detain them. At the time of

    an arrest, officers decide whether to refer young offenders to juvenile court or to route these

    cases out of the justice system. Police account for most referrals to juvenile court. According

    to the U.S. Justice Department, 83 percent of court referrals came from law enforcement

    agents in 2009. Parents, schools, crime victims and probation officers made the remaining

    referrals. In the same year, police departments handled and released 22 percent of all

    juveniles arrested. By contrast, the police referred 70 percent of all young offenders to

    juvenile court. Under federal law, officers who detain young offenders must keep them

    secure while in custody and for a period of no more than six hours. Juvenile arrest procedures

    differ across police departments. .

    Status Offenses

    Police officers handle noncriminal behavior -- known as status offenses -- involving

    juveniles. Skipping school, running away from home and violating curfews are status

    offenses. Police also intervene in non-delinquent cases in which youngsters are reported

    missing or believed to have been abused or neglected. Officers investigate these situations by

    interviewing the alleged victims, their parents or guardians, school officials and others

    associated with the victims. Police departments often have crime units dedicated to juvenile

    matters.

    Protective Service

    Police are charged with protecting the public from crime and general mayhem. For juveniles,

    police protection might call for removing children from an abusive home or transporting

    them to a shelter or hospital if they've been abandoned. Officers are usually the first on the

    scene when a child is left home alone, locked inside a car during extreme hot or cold weather
    conditions or not strapped into a car seat as required for infants or toddlers. In some districts,

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    police patrol the halls of public schools, especially in high-crime areas, to deter disturbances

    that put youngsters at risk of becoming either victims or violators.

    Education

    Police officers sometimes partner with education officials and teachers to deter criminal

    behavior among youngsters. Officers visit classrooms as invited guests to warn students

    about the consequences of taking and selling drugs, as well as talking to or walking away

    with strangers who might want to harm them.

    Arrest Alternatives

    Arrest and detention aren't the only choices police offer juvenile offenders. Sometimes police

    bring young offenders in for questioning, give them a warning and release them to a parent or

    guardian. In other cases, police place a juvenile under police supervision for a period of time.

    Officers occasionally refer juveniles to a Big Brothers/Big Sisters program, a youth services

    bureau, a mental health facility or a social service agency for runaways. When officers refer

    young offenders to juvenile court, probation officers take over these cases.

    Training

    Community leaders in some states recognize that police officers need training to work with a

    growing population of juvenile offenders. The International Association of Chiefs of Police

    survey, ―2011 Juvenile Justice Training Needs Assessment,‖ shows that police chiefs

    generally want officers to learn the skills needed to work more effectively with young

    offenders, but often lack the funds and resources for training. The survey cites the top five

    areas in which police need training as substance abuse; bullying, including cyber-bullying;

    gang activity; sexual, physical and emotional abuse; and chronic criminal behavior. The
    survey also cited training in school safety, Internet offenses and handling runaways as a need

    for police officers.

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