POLICE JUVENILE OFFICERS AND CERTIFICATION ISSUES (FROM SIXTH NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON JUVENILE JUSTICE, 1979)

• NCJ Number: 69065
• Author(s): R W ZEILENGA; A E KNOPF
• Date Published: 1979
• Length: 0 pages
• Corporate Author: National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges; National District Atorneys Assoc; Teach 'Em Inc
• Sale Source: National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges; Not Available Through National Institute of Justice/NCJRS Document Loan Program
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: *This document is currently unavailable from NCJRS. THIS PROGRAM IS ONE COMPLETE SIDE OF THE CASSETTE. FOR THE PROGRAMS ON THE OTHER SIDE, SEE NCJ-69066 AND NCJ-69067.

Annotation

POLICE JUVENILE OFFICERS ARE DEFENDED AGAINST RECENT CRITICISM, AND THEIR CERTIFICATION IS SUGGESTED.

Abstract

A DIRECTOR OF THE INTERNATIONAL JUVENILE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION AND A FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE JUVENILE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION ARGUE THAT SPECIALLY TRAINED JUVENILE OFFICERS ARE MOST EFFECTIVE IN DEALING WITH JUVENILE OFFENDERS. LAWS REQUIRING THE CERTIFICATION OF POLICE JUVENILE OFFICERS COULD SET SELECTION AND TRAINING GUIDELINES AND ASSURE THAT ONLY QUALIFIED OFFICERS ARE ASSIGNED TO CASES INVOLVING JUVENILES. FURTHERMORE, RECENT ATTEMPTS TO RESTRICT THE RECORD-KEEPING ACTIVITIES OF JUVENILE OFFICERS ARE CRITICIZED BECAUSE ADEQUATE BACKGROUND INFORMATION IS IMPORTANT FOR EFFECTIVE DECISION MAKING. THE AUDIOTAPE CASSETTE IS SUITABLE FOR GENERAL AUDIENCES. A TABLE OF CONTENTS IS INCLUDED, BUT NO FURTHER SUPPORTING MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED.