NCJ Number
52924
Journal
Schriftenreihe der Polizei-Fuehrungsakademie Volume: 5 Issue: 3 Dated: (1978) Pages: 208-221
Date Published
1978
Length
14 pages
Annotation
POLICE MEASURES TO COMBAT GROWING CRIME AMONG JUVENILES IN WEST GERMANY ARE RECOMMENDED BY A SPECIAL COMMITTEE APPOINTED BY THE BADEN-WURTTEMBERG BUREAU OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION AND THE INTERIOR MINISTRY.
Abstract
ACTIONS TO ACHIEVE PREVENTIVE CRIME REPRESSION ARE GATHERING, EVALUATION, AND EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION ON JUVENILE CRIME; CULTIVATION OF SYMPATHETIC PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS IN TREATMENT OF JUVENILES BY POLICE OFFICERS; AND CREATION OF A POLICE AGENCY TO PLAN COOPERATIVE ACTION WITH OTHER INSTITUTIONS FOR JUVENILES AT RISK. A REVIEW OF POLICE ORGANIZATIONS FOR PREVENTION OF JUVENILE CRIME IN BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, BAVARIA, BERLIN, BREMEN, HAMBURG, HESSE, LOWER SAXONY, NORTH RHINE-WESTPHALIA, THE RHINELAND PALATINATE, SAARLAND AND SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN INDICATES THAT THE ORGANIZATIONAL FORMS VARY WIDELY OR HAVE NOT BEEN DEVELOPED AT ALL. THE FORMATION OF SPECIAL JUVENILE UNITS IS PROPOSED TO HANDLE CASES OF JUVENILE DELINQUENT BEHAVIOR OR INDICTMENTS (EXCEPT FOR VERY SERIOUS CRIMES SUCH AS MURDER), OF MISSING CHILDREN, CHILDREN AT RISK, JUVENILE SUICIDE ATTEMPTS, AND CHILD VICTIMS OR WITNESSES; TO PROMOTE PREVENTIVE MEASURES AND INFORMATION EXCHANGE; AND TO FURTHER EDUCATION OF POLICE OFFICERS. SPECIAL JUVENILE EXPERTS AND OFFICERS SHOULD BE EMPLOYED TO CULTIVATE CONTACTS WITH BOTH YOUTHS AND YOUTH AUTHORITIES, AND TO COORDINATE PREVENTIVE MEASURES, JUVENILE CASES, AND INFORMATION EXCHANGE. TWO DIFFERENT FORMS OF TRAINING FOR OFFICERS SPECIALIZING IN YOUTH ARE SUGGESTED: (1) A PROGRAM TO PREPARE CRIMINAL OFFICERS TO JUDGE THE SITUATION OF YOUTHS IN TROUBLE ON THE BASIS OF ENVIRONMENT, EDUCATION, AND OTHER FACTORS, AND TO ARRANGE FOR HELP FROM APPROPRIATE AGENCIES; AND (2) A SHORT PROGRAM (ABOUT 29 HOURS) INTENDED TO ASSIST OFFICERS IN CHARGE OF PROTECTION WITH PREVENTIVE MEASURES. POLICE INFORMATION ACTIVITIES IN SCHOOLS AND FOR PARENT GROUPS AS WELL AS COOPERATION BETWEEN YOUTH AUTHORITIES AND POLICE ARE RECOMMENDED. --IN GERMAN. (KMD)