Juvenile Offenders and the Police
Mays and Winfree (Ch. 3)
D.A.R.E. (NIJ/RTI, 1994)
Juvenile Offenders & Police Processes
*Historical Role of the Police
*
Watchmen/Problem Solver (until 50
’
s)
*
Shifts to
“
Law Enforcer
”
*Female officers hired for JDs
*Styles of Policing
*Rule Appliers
*Problem Solvers
*Ambivalent Enforcers
Juvenile Offenders & Police Processes
*Discrimination vs. Discretion
*Police Discretion & Juveniles
*More widespread in less serious cases
*15% of all suspected crime interactions lead to arrest
*If felony suspected, 75-100% chance juvenile will be arrested
*Police have wide range of discretion and make many low
visibility decisions
Juvenile Offenders & Police Processes
*Who are police more likely to arrest?
*Older Kids (related to seriousness of crime?)
*Males & African Americans
*NBHD Context, too, not just Indiv. Race
*Gender & Race have more influence in minor crimes than
major ones
*
Less clear how
“
best
”
to respond
*
More room for
“
discretion
”
*Serious crimes, everyone gets arrested
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- Spring '08
- BOUFFARD
- Police Departments, juvenile offenders, Mays, JDS
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