1. Chp. 16 Juveniles Delinquent offenders Youths who commit adult crimes
Obama Juvenile Involved Youths 1.7 mil-jobs and housing

2. Box Cutters
Most used weapon by juveniles

3. Spider on Drugs

4. Juveniles
1 in 3 are arrested by 23
According to the Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth, mAccording to the Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth, more than ½ of juveniles sentenced to life w/o parole had no prior record.
ore than ½ of juveniles sentenced to life w/o parole had no prior record.
According to the Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth, more than ½ of juveniles sentenced to life w/o parole had no prior record.

6. Status Offender Not crimes of an adult Skipping school
Violating curfew
Refusing to obey parents
MIP

7. Parental responsibility Laws
Knowing your child is using drugs or skipping school
You could face charges
MN tickets to parents for bullying $114
Violate a municipal code

9. Age of Majority

10. Juvenile Unit Cases Juvenile is perpetrator or victim
Juvenile is otherwise directly involved in the incident
16 years of age and under
17-19 years old students

11. Transfer Hearing=Arrest
7-14 juvenile
Age and past record
Seriousness of crime
Rehabilitated??

12. Intake
Social workers decide if the complaint should be transferred to juvenile court

13. Initial Hearing
Hearing to validate arrest ie: arraignment

14. Preventative Detention
Kept at JJC
Malow junior high
5 students sent to JJC for setting smoke bombs off

15. Adjudicatory Hearing-Trial
Trial to determine facts of case
Close to the public
No names released to the press
No jury trial
Represented by an attorney
Cross-examine witnesses
Find not guilty or delinquent
No self incrimination
Rehab programs

16. Juvenile Perpetrators
Juvenile investigators use the following factors to determine the best course of action for a case:
History of juvenile involved
Nature of offense
Juvenile’s attitude toward offense
Diversion to community programs, rather than prosecution, is appropriate in some cases
Referral to Juvenile Court for serious or repeat offenses
Explain what a diversion is and how we decide if we divert
Talk about Juvenile Court
Focused on changing behavior
Addressed whole family situation 16

17. Disposition=Sentencing
Most important stage
Sentence
Investigate school, family, and psychological background
Seriousness of crime
Maturity
Prior record
Rehab possible
Probation-most common

18. Juvenile Disposition Home probation Boot camp Community service Rehab
Suitable placement

19. Juveniles may be treated as Adults
Murder/attempted
Crimes that inflict serious injury
Arson
Possession of 650 grams of narcotics
Other major crimes

20. Aftercare=Parole Parole and supervision
Counsels on education, jobs, vocational training, etc.

22. Adult System Juvenile System
Persons can be legally arrested if they are suspected of committing a crime
The state files formal criminal charges in the form of an indictment
Persons may be released on bail or on their own recognizance or may be held in jail until trial
Juveniles can be taken into custody if they are suspected of committing a delinquent act,
The state files a petition with the juvenile court.
Juveniles may be released into custody of their parents, held in custody until an official hearing, or placed on probation without an official hearing.

23. Adult System Juvenile System
Decisions are made by judge or juries
A trial determines whether or not an accused person is guilty beyond reasonable doubt of a specific crime.
After a verdict of guilty, a sentencing hearing is held to determine the sentence.
Decisions are made by hearing officers, commissioners, and juve. court judges.
An adjudicatory hearing determines if the juvenile is in need of state supervision or care

24. Adult System Juvenile System
A convicted person may be placed on probation, fined, or sentenced to a specified length of confinement in a jail or prison.
Before the end of a prison term, a prisoner may be released and put on parole.
Proceedings and records are public.
The main goal is punishment.
Juveniles judged in need of care are made wards of the court. They may bed placed on probation, paced in a group or individual foster home, fined, or committed to and unspecified length of confinement in a reform school, state institution, or camp.
After release from confinement, juveniles may be supervised in a program of after care.
Proceedings and records are private.
The main goal is rehabilitation.

25. School liaison program
Investigate juvenile-related matters, involving juvenile as perpetrator or victim
Specialized training in areas related to juvenile crime and victimization
On call investigator available 24/7
Focus on the school liaison program first 25

26. Duties Coordinate with school administration
Investigate incidents involving students
Handle incidents at school and during school
Act as a resource for students, staff and parents
Assist with school crisis drills and safety planning
Coordinate school events requiring police presence
Benefits of the School Liasion Program
Work in school on day to day basis and get to know kids and develop information
Example: Kid commits a crime with accomplices, I am in a position to identify his accomplices because I know who he hangs out with
Speak to students in classes, crime prevention
Another person in the school that kids can go to and voice their concerns, gain information on crimes
Examples:
Recently a student provided me with information about several cars getting broken into that led to an arrest
Students have reported incidents that have happened outside of school directly to me, last a year a student reported that he was a victim of a sexual assault
When a crime does occur in school, we are better equipped to investigate because we better know the kids and the circumstances
Example: Bomb threat, threats against a student
Get to know school officials and create a collaborative relationship
Make a positive impression of law enforcement 26

27. School Liaison Day Typical Daily Activities 7 AM
Report directly to school office, check in with school administrators
Circulate in hallways while students arrive
8 AM
Return calls, read new case assignments
9 AM
Meet with students, open door policy
10 AM
Investigative duties, conduct follow up
11 AM
Assist school administrators during school lunch, visible presence
1 PM
Check in at police station, turn in reports
Return to school, assist administrators with incident
2 PM
Resume investigative duties, report writing
3 PM
School day over, end of shift
Spend most of the day in the schools, also have offices in the station
No day is typical, could get involved in handling an incident in the school that could take all day
We also go to Court and go out and do interviews like other investigators 27

28. Specialized Training Interview and Interrogation
Basic Detective School
Forensic Interviewing
Child Abuse and Exploitation
Juvenile Law
School Safety
Certified School Resource Officers
Trained investigators
Then have specialized training aimed at juvenile issues
Forensic interviewing, child abuse protocol 28

29. Typical Juvenile Cases
JUVENILE PERPETRATORS
JUVENILE VICTIMS
STATUS OFFENDERS
Larcenies, Retail Frauds
MIPs, Alcohol & Tobacco
Narcotics
Driving-related Offenses
Assaults
Malicious Mischief, MDOP
Physical Abuse & Neglect
Sexual Abuse & Exploitation
Suspicious Activity/People
Incorrigibility
Runaways
School Truancy
The offenses that we deal with fall into these three categories
In my opinion, all of these crimes are important to deal with because they impact individual kids and the community
Benefits of being part of this unit and having investigators that specialize in these types of crimes:
Perpetrators, we have the opportunity to make an impression on the juvenile and stop them from becoming further involved in crime
Victims of these types of crimes, very serious offenses and impact the quality of a person’s life and the community
Status Offenders, These types of incident indicative of other problems, gives officer the opportunity to help solve a problem before it goes into the criminal realm 29

30. Crimes and behaviors youth may be arrested for include the following:
Violent Crimes
Drug and Alcohol Violations
Assault
Driving under the influence (DUI)
Homicide
Drunk and disorderly conduct
Rape
Robbery
Drug abuse
Arson
Liquor law violations
Auto theft
Drug Possession
Burglary
Intent to Sell Drugs
Larceny/Theft
Vandalism
Weapons possession

31. Juvenile Victims
Typical crimes involving juvenile victims are child abuse/neglect, sexual assault or exploitation
Cases coordinated with Child Protective Services when appropriate
CARE House used for forensic interviewing
START used for physical exams of sexual assault victims when appropriate
These crimes do happen everywhere unfortunately
Someone has to deal with them, luckily we are very well trained and equipped in Troy to give these crimes the attention they deserve
Example, was talking to an investigator from another agency that handles juvenile crimes. He has 150 open cases and half of them are sexual assaults. Clearly he can’t give these cases the attention they deserve 31

32. Community Partnerships
Child Protective Services
CARE House
Haven/START Program
Macomb County Juvenile Casework/Probation
Parent & Community Groups
Have the opportunity to work with a lot of other non-law enforcement agencies 32