Police Interactions with Youth
What is a common issue that arises in police interactions with youth?
What is misunderstanding, communication barriers, or lack of trust.
What term refers to police officer using on the spot decisions to move beyond verbal warnings in their interactions with the public?
What is street level bureaucracy.
What is the main goal of juvenile gang units?
What is to prevent and reduce gang activity through intervention, suppression, and community outreach.
What impact do automatic transfer laws have on juveniles?
What is they allow juveniles to be tried as adults for certain serious crimes, impacting their future significantly.
What is the difference between a status offense and juvenile delinquency?
What is a status offense is illegal only due to the youth's age, while delinquency involves crimes illegal for all ages.
How might youth perceive interactions with police?
What are feeling misunderstood, disrespected, or afraid.
What types of scenarios might police officers face when dealing with youth?
What are dealing with runaways, status offenders, and youth involved in minor offenses.
What is proactive juvenile gang units?
What is focus on prevention and intelligence gathering.
What outcome can Family Group Conferences have for youth?
What is they can lead to agreements on how the youth can make amends, reducing reoffending.
What does the term DSO stand for in juvenile justice?
What is Deinstitutionalization of Status Offenders.
What does DMC stand for?
What is Disproportionate Minority Contact.
What policing strategy emphasizes building relationships and proactive problem-solving?
What is community policing.
How does gang intelligence help police?
What is tracking gang members, understanding gang dynamics, and preventing violence.
What is the focus of restorative policing?
What is repairing harm and involving the community and victims in the justice process.
How can status offenses impact a youth’s future behavior?
What is they can lead to further interactions with the justice system, increasing the likelihood of more serious delinquent behavior.
In what ways can police officers support at-risk youth?
What is connecting them with social services or diversion programs.
What are the primary responsibilities of a police officer?
What are maintaining public safety, responding to emergencies, and engaging with community members.
What is suppression in gang prevention?
What is focusing on law enforcement actions against gangs.
What are the key provisions of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA)?
What are deinstitutionalization, separation of juveniles from adults in detention, and reduction of minority contact.
What is it called when juveniles who would have bene dealt with by police differently before divestiture are brought into the juvenile justice system?
What is net-widening.
What factors influence police discretion when dealing with youth?
What is race, ethnicity, gender, SES, and age of those confronted.
What is the difference between community policing and traditional policing?
What is community policing emphasizes collaboration with the community while traditional policing focuses on enforcement and responding to crimes.
What is one type of gang that juvenile gang units may deal with?
What are street gangs, prison gangs, outlaw motorcycle gangs, and neighborhood-based gangs.
This term remains highly debated and unsettled issue in juvenile offenders.
What is juvenile fingerprinting.
What is the purpose of divestiture policies in handling status offenders?
What is to limit court involvement and direct youth towards alternative services and support.