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KIDS AND COPS - LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES FOR CHILDREN IN NORTH CAROLINA

NCJ Number
19028
Author(s)
M P THOMAS; L L HOGUE
Date Published
1974
Length
124 pages
Annotation
DESIGNED TO MEET THE PRACTICAL NEEDS OF A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER WORKING WITH CHILDREN, THIS BOOK EXPLAINS THE JUVENILE LAWS, THE LEGAL PROCEDURES FOR ENFORCING THEM, AND DESCRIBES THE USE OF JUVENILE DETENTION RESOURCES.
Abstract
THE BOOK ALSO DISCUSSES THE POLICE ROLE IN JUVENILE MATTERS AND INCLUDES A SEPARATE CHAPTER ON POLICE INTERVENTION IN CASES OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT. THE APPENDIXES CONTAIN AN OVERVIEW OF JUVENILE DIVERSION AND SELECTED GENERAL STATUTES RELATING TO CHILDREN IN NORTH CAROLINA.