NCJ Number
34224
Date Published
1972
Length
11 pages
Annotation
THIS REPORT OUTLINES THE PROBLEMS AND REQUIREMENTS OF THE BOULDER COUNTY POLICE AND SHERIFF DEPARTMENTS REGARDING THE HANDLING AND DIVERSION OF JUVENILE OFFENDERS, AND PROPOSES THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SPECIAL JUVENILE OFFICERS.
Abstract
BOULDER COUNTY HAS A POPULATION IN EXCESS OF 130,000; ABOUT HALF THAT NUMBER LIVE IN THE CITY OF BOULDER. THIS REPORT, DATED JUNE 27, 1972, NOTES THAT THE TWO LARGEST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN THE COUNTY - THE BOULDER POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE BOULDER COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT - DO NOT HAVE ANY FULL-TIME JUVENILE OFFICERS AND REFER PRACTICALLY ALL OFFENDERS TO THE JUVENILE COURT. MANY RESOURCES FOR JUVENILES AND JUVENILE OFFENDERS WERE FOUND IN BOULDER COUNTY; HOWEVER, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT SOME MEANS TO PROVIDE MORE SPECIALIZED POLICE RELATIONS WITH YOUTH AND DIVERSION OF SELECTED CASES TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES WAS NECESSARY. THE CONSULTANT STATES THAT SUBMISSION OF A GRANT PROPOSAL TO THE COLORADO CRIMINAL JUSTICE PLANNING COUNCIL WOULD BE THE MOST APPROPRIATE STEP IN FULFILLING THESE NEEDS. THIS REPORT CONTAINS A SERIES OF APPENDED RECOMMENDATIONS ON JUVENILE OFFICER PROGRAMMING WHICH COULD BE INCORPORATED IN A GRANT PROPOSAL. RECOMMENDATIONS COVER SUCH AREAS AS FUNDING, DUTIES OF THE JUVENILE OFFICERS, SELECTION OF THE JUVENILE OFFICERS, AND RELATIONS OF THE JUVENILE OFFICERS WITH THE COMMUNITY AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES.