NCJ Number
95321
Date Published
1980
Length
357 pages
Annotation
Police handling of juvenile problems in Stamford, Conn., was studied from 1978 to 1980.
Abstract
The study attempted to do two things: to determine both the desirability and the feasibility of implementing provisions of national juvenile justice standards that would guide police decisions on intervention, diversion, referral, and other aspects of the handling of juvenile problems and cases; and to formulate local policies for police handling of juvenile problems that are based upon national juvenile justice standards but that also consider local objectives, priorities, and options. National juvenile justice standards for the police handling of juveniles were reviewed, statutory and constitutioal issues relevant to processing juveniles were surveyed, and data were analyzed to determine current police practices. Policies were formulated in seven areas: practices. Policies were formulated in seven areas: police authority to intervene in selected juvenile problems, how the Stamford Police Department should be organized to respond to juvenile problems, the options available to the Stamford Police and other agencies, and the role of nonpolice agencies to which referrals are made. Tabular data are included. Appendixes include related papers prepared in support of the main study.