NCJ Number
155116
Date Published
1993
Length
77 pages
Annotation
Intended as a reference document, this manual explains the rules for using juvenile detention in West Virginia and provides other information to help officials when handling juvenile cases.
Abstract
Individual sections define juvenile detention, list the appropriate and inappropriate reasons to detain juveniles, the risks involved when detention is used inappropriately, and the use of detention standards to protect children and the public. Additional sections summarize the rules regarding arrest and overnight detention, the procedures for secure and nonsecure detention, the handing of intoxicated youths, interrogation, the detention hearing, bond, procedures when a parent is unavailable, detention setting, the duration of detention, and alternatives to detention, and the authority and responsibilities of each agency and type of officials within the juvenile detention system. Further sections explain what to expect of secure and nonsecure detention settings, and the Juvenile Detention Standards. Appended lists of juvenile placement options, communication system for magistrate on-call duties, the juvenile detention screening form, sample detention order and court diversion agreement, and related materials