Handling Juveniles Flashcards
- Transporting Runaways
(a) If the initial runaway report was generated by any agency within Travis County, the juvenile shall be taken to _____. Any forms required by the facility shall be completed.
(b) If the runaway report was generated by an agency outside of Travis County, the juvenile shall be taken to _____. A booking sheet shall be completed.
Life Works; Gardner-Betts
(b) If a custodial parent or guardian is not available and officers need to release the juvenile to someone else, the following guidelines shall be followed:
1. Run a check for any _____ regarding the adult with whom placement of the juvenile is being considered.
2. Complete _____ and criminal history checks to ensure the juvenile is not being placed with a wanted or dangerous felon.
3. Contact Child Protective Services’ Law Enforcement Number at (800) 877-5300 and request a CAPS (Child/Adult Protective Services) check be done to ensure the juvenile is being placed in a safe environment with no abuse history through CPS. The CPS worker answering the phone will need the following information on the person with whom you want to place the child:
(a) Name, address, and any other pertinent identifying information.
(b) The CPS worker will ask you for a phone number to call in order to verify your identity and provide any history on the subject. Officers shall provide the phone number for the Communications supervisor. (This process should take approximately 10 minutes).
4. Fully _____ the person with whom the juvenile is being placed and any CPS related information in the incident report.
protective order; warrant; identify
(d) If an officer is booking a juvenile for delinquent conduct and also chooses to file a Class C charge, the officer shall issue the juvenile a misdemeanor citation for the Class C violation(s). Class C charges _____ be placed on the booking sheet.
(e) A juvenile taken into custody for delinquent conduct _____ be released to a parent/guardian until the child has been processed and booked at the appropriate Juvenile Detention Facility.
shall NOT; shall not
Interviews: An interview takes place when a juvenile _____ or victim of a crime is questioned. It is not necessary to administer _____ or to have the parents or guardians present. If a child implicates themselves during the interview, the interview _____ be stopped and the procedures for interrogation followed.
witness; rights; shall
Interview Age Considerations:
1. If the child is too young or _____ to render a decision, the parents
or guardians should be present.
2. Interviewing children under the age of _____ should be done at the Center for Child Protection, especially when the child is the victim of a violent offense.
mentally incompetent; 13
On-scene Interrogation: Street interrogations _____ be avoided until after the juvenile can be processed unless it is absolutely necessary for the preliminary investigation. However, street interviews often present ______ that demand immediate action from the responding officer. Suspects, weapons and evidence may be lost if information is not immediately obtained. Officer safety, safety of the public, and the need to obtain basic information are considerations that patrol officers must deal with in making decisions regarding the street interrogation of a juvenile. The general rules of interrogation and admissibility of evidence apply to juveniles, with additional requirements existing for custodial interrogations.
should; exigent circumstances
Non-Custodial Interrogations:
(a) Juveniles are not in custody when they are voluntarily brought in by a parent or guardian. Therefore, _____ warning is required prior to taking a confession under these circumstances.
no magistrates’
Non-Custodial Interrogations:
(b) Officers should be aware of any factor that might negate the non-custodial status of the interrogation and affect the _____ of the statements obtained. For example, giving a child a ride to the station, even if the child accompanied the officer voluntarily and with the consent of their parents, could be interpreted by the courts as an indication that the juvenile was “_____.”
admissibility; in custody
Non-Custodial Interrogations:
(c) Juveniles who have given voluntary non-custodial confessions _____ be immediately taken into custody. They will be released to a parent/guardian. If probable cause for arrest is developed through the confession or otherwise, a juvenile _____ may be obtained. Failure to follow this procedure could taint the voluntariness of the confession.
will not; warrant
Custodial Interrogations: The Miranda warning administered by a _____ must precede all custodial confessions. Prior to conducting a custodial interrogation of a juveniles, employees will confer with the juvenile and parents or guardians to explain agency and juvenile justice system procedures. The custodial interrogation of a juvenile may take place in two types of situations (At a Juvenile _____ Office or At a Juvenile _____ Facility); the exact procedures to be followed vary depending on the situation.
magistrate; Processing; Detention
At a Juvenile Processing Office: The interrogation of a juvenile may take place at a juvenile processing office if the juvenile is transported there _____ after the juvenile is taken into custody. While at the juvenile processing office the guidelines of Family Code Section 52.025 must be strictly adhered to:
- The child may not be left _____.
- The child is _____ to be accompanied by a parent, guardian, or attorney.
- The child may not be detained in the juvenile processing office for longer than _____ hours.
- Under normal circumstances, no more than _____ should be actively engaged in the interrogation of the child.
immediately; unattended; entitled; six (6); 2 detectives
At a Juvenile Detention Facility: To interview a juvenile who has been booked into Gardner-Betts or the Williamson County Juvenile Justice Center, APD must request the juvenile be returned to APD custody for an interrogation or other followup. Gardner-Betts or Williamson County Juvenile Justice Center personnel will rule whether the request will be granted.
- The investigator _____ Gardner-Betts or the Williamson County Juvenile Justice Center in advance to arrange for a custody transfer.
- Unless the interview occurs at the detention facility, the interview ______ take place in a designated Juvenile Processing Office that is in accordance with CCP Sec. 52.025.
- Upon completion of the interview/statement the juvenile _____ be returned to the custody of Gardner-Betts or the Williamson County Juvenile Justice Center.
will call; will only; must
(a) Except as listed in section (d) below, juveniles may be photographed or fingerprinted only under the following circumstances consistent with provisions of the Family Code:
1. With _____ of the Juvenile Court (e.g., via a court order).
2. If the child is taken into _____ for conduct that is a felony, or a misdemeanor punishable by confinement in jail.
3. If the child is not in custody and the child’s parent or guardian _____ consents in writing to the photographing or fingerprinting of the child.
consent; custody; voluntarily
