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STATION HOUSE ADJUSTMENTS IN JUVENILE CASES

NCJ Number
19772
Journal
POLICE LAW QUARTERLY Volume: 4 Issue: 3 Dated: (APRIL 1975) Pages: 13-20
Author(s)
E DEVITO
Date Published
1975
Length
8 pages
Annotation
EXPLANATION OF THE POLICY OF JUVENILE DIVERSION BY THE POLICE AND AN ANALYSIS OF THE STATION ADJUSTMENT PROCESS.
Abstract
DISCUSSED ARE THE JUVENILE POLICE OFFICER'S OPTIONS WHEN HE DECIDES TO RELEASE A JUVENILE BROUGHT TO HIM FOR FOLLOW UP. HIS DECISION-MAKING PROCESS IS BRIEFLY LOOKED AT. TWO CASE HISTORIES ARE CITED AS EXAMPLES.