NCJ Number
25947
Date Published
1974
Length
23 pages
Annotation
A PROPOSAL FOR INCREASED POLICE JUVENILE DELINQUENCY PREVENTION EFFORTS, INCREASED POLICE UTILIZATION OF DIVERSIONARY PROGRAMS, AND GREATER DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNITY RESOURCES FOR DELINQUENCY TREATMENT.
Abstract
THIS PROPOSAL, OUTLINED BY THE MULTONOMAH COUNTY DIVISION OF PUBLIC SAFETY, IS AIMED AT THE INTERACTION OF POLICE WITH CHILDREN, THE COURT, YOUTH SERVING AGENCIES, AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE. THIS DOCUMENT DETAILS THE RESULTS OF A NEEDS ANALYSIS, LISTS LONG AND SHORT RANGE GOALS OF THIS POLICE EFFORT, DISCUSSES THE CONCEPT OF JUVENILE DIVERSION AS A METHOD OF REDUCING DELINQUENT BEHAVIOR, AND OUTLINES THE PHILOSOPHY BEHIND THIS PROPOSAL. AMONG THE FEATURES OF THIS PROPOSAL ARE: POLICE TRAINING IN DELINQUENCY CAUSATION AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT; POLICE ADVOCACY FOR THE NEEDS AND RIGHTS OF CHILDREN; DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNITY RESOURCES WHICH POLICE CAN USE FOR REFERRALS; REFERRALS TO JUVENILE COURT FOR MAJOR VIOLATIONS ONLY; AND IDENTIFICATION OF COMMUNITY PROBLEMS AND NEEDS TO AID DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNITY RESOURCES.