Juvenile Update – Effective Station Adjustment & Diversion

In the last decade, law enforcement and school officials have increasingly distanced themselves from addressing low-level misdemeanor offenses committed by juveniles in schools and communities. Unfortunately, most states DO NOT have comprehensive reporting on their juvenile interactions and recidivism rates. Positive interventions require tracking and measurement of juvenile success. Many law enforcement agencies have shifted from educating juveniles to issuing tickets, taking no further action, or resorting to arrests, fingerprinting, and booking. That is NOT what the Juvenile Court Systems across the country intended for their legislative process. This training program is designed to restore the public’s trust in law enforcement that we are dedicated to the mental health, future and safety of our communities’ children. Failing to provide juveniles with a second chance and proper guidance perpetuates the “Pipeline to Prison” phenomenon. This training aims to empower Juvenile Investigators, School Resource Officers (SROs), and School Administrators to hold juveniles accountable for their mistakes while also educating parents or guardians on responsible parenting. This is particularly crucial in today’s context of widespread social media. use, online gaming, and vaping within our schools.

Must have the following items: Updated Laptop Computer with power cord (Please go online for updates 1 day prior to class) Download free trial of Snagit from Techsmith.com Must be able to access work email remotely from laptop Must have a LEO sponsored email address accessible from laptop.

Topics

• Understand the legislative intent of juvenile courts throughout the country
• Examine updates from other states in accordance with their juvenile court acts
• Establish and review the role of the certified Juvenile Officer and/or the SRO
• Gain a working knowledge of restorative justice, what it means and how to establish its philosophy
• Learn the illegalities of writing tickets in school according to Illinois law
• Discuss the laws in that state in reference; Harassment through Electronic Communication, Sexting, Indecent Solicitation of a Child, Sexual Exploitation of a Child and Child Pornography, Vaping and Hate Speech
• The importance of the interview with a suspect’s parents and students separately, and then together
• Affect a diversion protocol and use the online program of JuvenileJusticeOnline.org as an example platform
• Learn the appropriate consequences for various crimes to effect behavior modification
  through properties of restorative justice and education
• Understand what appropriate consequences for juveniles are when they commit cybercrimes, harassment, fighting, vaping and drug use.