Juvenile procedures Flashcards
A juvenile must fall under the welfare and institution code ____,____, and ____ before he/she can be taken into custody.
300,601,602
Legal authority for taking custody of a juvenile offender is found in
W&I 625
In a case when a juvenile offender has been taken into temporary custody, he/she should be advised of their _______ to ensure admissibility of any spontaneous statements, whether or not questioning is intended.
miranda rights.
True or false: Whenever a child under 14 years of age is arrested, the officer should ascertain and document the child’s ability to differentiate between right or wrong, particularly in relation to the offense.
true
No juvenile may be held in temporary custody at the palo alto police department without authorization from
the officer’s supervisor or watch commander.
Juveniles taken into custody under W&I 300 and 601 will be processed
as soon as practical
Juveniles taken into custody for W&I 602 cannot be held for more than
6 hours.
When a juvenile has been taken into non-secure or secure custody the officer must complete the _______ log located in AIB.
Juvenile Detention
The juvenile’s parent, guardian, or a responsible adult must be _____ about the child’s status and location.
notified immediately
True or false: Status offenders and abused/neglected children may be detained in police jails or lockups.
false.
True or false: Juveniles may come into contact with adults in the station.
false.
All juveniles in custody must have the following made available to them:
bathroom facilities, one snack, water, privacy during visit with parent, guardian, or lawyer, at least 3 phone call to a parent, guardian or lawyer within 1 hour of being taken into custody.
Juveniles not meeting the criteria of being placed in a locked detention room, or under the age of 14, regardless of offense, may be temporarily detained in the police facility, however the custody must be
non-secure
None secure detention means
the juvenile is detained in an unlocked room or open area, handcuffed, but not to a stationary or secure object.
True or false: Constant personal visual supervision by law enforcement shall be provided to the juvenile suspect.
true
True or false: Electronic video and audio devices replaces constant personal visual supervision to juveniles in custody.
false.
A juvenile may be held in secure detention if he/she is _______ and there is reasonable belief that the juvenile presents as serious security risk of ________.
14 years old or older, harm to self or others
Minors held in secured detention outside of a locked enclosure shall not be secured to a stationary object for more than _____ unless no other locked enclosure is available.
30 minutes
If a juvenile is secured to a stationary object outside of a locked enclosure for more that 30 minutes, ________ must be given every 30 minutes thereafter.
supervisor approval
True or false: Unscheduled personal visual supervision of the juvenile, no less than every 30 minutes, is needed in a case of secure detention.
true
True or false: An officer does not need supervisor/watch commander approval to place a juvenile into secure custody.
false.
The officer must inform the juvenile the _______, _______, and should be noted in the juvenile detention log.
reason for incarceration, length of time the secure detention will last (no more than 6 hours)
Law enforcement agencies are required to provide ______ and ______ statistics regarding the number of minors securely detained to the Board of Corrections.
monthly, yearly
True or false: Juveniles will not be formally booked without supervisor approval.
true
Any juvenile 14 years or older, who is in custody for a _____ or whose acts amount to a ______ , shall be booked, fingerprinted, and photographed.
felony, sex crime
Juveniles 14 years or older may also be booked, fingerprinted, and photographed, upon approval from the watch commander, or detective supervisor considering the following:
gravity of offense, past record, age
If the six hours time limit has expired,
the juvenile should be transported to juvenile hall
Absent _____, officers should make every reasonable effort to notify responsible school officials prior to contacting a student on campus while school is in session.
exigent circumstances
A formal interview of a juvenile on school campus is allow without his/her parents or guardian. The juvenile may request a ______ or _______ to be present during questioning in lieu of parents.
school official, lawyer
Absent exigent circumstances or authority of a court order, officer should not involuntarily detain a juvenile who is suspected of being a victim of child abuse solely for the purpose of an interview or physical exam without
consent of a parent or guardian.
In an event of a serious illness, suicide attempt, injury or death of a juvenile, the following persons shall be notified as soon as possible:
juvenile court, parent, guardian, or loco parentis
The _____ and the _____ will conduct he investigation of the death of any juvenile being detained at this department.
District Attorney’s Office, Sheriff-Coroner’s Office
In a case of juvenile death while in custody:
The chief (or designee) shall provide to the CA DOC a copy of the report submitted to the the Attorney General, within 10 calendar days of the death.
CA DOC, within 30 days of receiving the report, may inspect the facility.
A medical and operational review shall be conducted.
Medical and operational review team will consist of
the chief, health administrator, physician and or other health care staff related to the incident.
In addition to the juvenile showing outward signs of intoxication, the following circumstances require a medical evaluation:
- ingestion / concealing drugs in body cavity
- ingestion of harmful substance
- 647 (f)
- symptoms of intoxication not improving
An intoxicated juvenile in custody at the station will receive personal supervision no less than once every ___ minutes, and shall be documented in the Juvenile Detention Log.
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True or false: Parents may invoke miranda for their child.
false
Within an hour of a juvenile’s detention, he/she will be advised that he/she is entitled to ______ phone calls, unless physically unable to.
2 completed
A JCR must be completed if:
- juvenile taken to juvenile hall
- citation for a non-traffic offense
- taken into protective custody
Using discretion photographs may be taken in the following instances:
- lawfully detained/arrested
- identification purposes
- needed for a photo line up
- supervisor or watch commander deems it necessary
Juveniles not eligible for incarceration into juvenile hall and whose parents are not available, or refuse to accept the minor, can be referred to the ______.
Bill Wilson Center
The juvenile in custody report shall be forwarded to the juvenile probation department within _____ hours from the time of arrest.
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