Police Handling of Juveniles - Final Report Submitted to the Belmont Police Department

• NCJ Number: 95318
• Author(s): B Gilman; A J Meehan; C Rosensweig; R D Purdy
• Date Published: 1982
• Length: 130 pages
• Grant Number(s): JN-AX-0008
• Sponsoring Agency: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)
• Corporate Author: Boston University
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/; NCJRS Photocopy Services
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

The nature of juvenile problems in Belmont, Mass., and police handling of these problems were studied from December 1980 to December 1981.

Abstract

The study included a review of statutory and constitutional issues relevant to processing juveniles through the juvenile justice system and collecting data from the police, courts, probation office, and the schools. The relevance of national juvenile justice standards for police was examined. Policy recommendations were made to help improve the performance of the Belmont Police Department in handling juveniles. Findings were reported and recommendations made in several areas, including the role of juvenile officers, prosecution of juvenile cases, letters of warning, and police relationship with the schools. Other areas covered are field interrogation and/or observation cards, police response to groups of youths, diversion, the police procedures manual, and physical space in the police station. Footnotes are given. Appendixes include seven tables and the procedures manual developed as a part of the study.