How do youth attitudes and demeanor affect how police respond to youth?
The study found that police officers’ attitudes toward youth and education level were significantly correlated to their likelihood to divert youths, whereas officers’ ages were the strongest predictor of their likelihood to divert adults (i.e., older officers were less likely to divert).
Which factors have the greatest influence on predicting police decision making?
Legal characteristics. Legal considerations appear to have the strongest and most consistent influence over police behaviors (i.e., detection activities, arrest/citations, and use of force).
What are the characteristic of a good police plan?
Work values are a very important aspect of career planning- My work values are; Honesty, Respect, Leadership, and Teamwork. While there are other aspects that are important to me, I value these the most. Honesty and Respect are some of the most important values that a Police Officer needs to have while working.
What is a police strategy?
Policing strategies have varying goals including crime prevention, effective use of police resources, or suspect location. Rigorous research can determine which strategies are the most effective in various circumstances. NIJ-supported researchers are involved in evaluating and developing policing strategies.
What are the four different discretionary actions police officers may take in relation to juveniles they encounter?
With status offenders, officers are likely to do nothing and end the status offense, or take the juvenile into custody with (1) release to parents, (2) referral to an alternative social program, or (3) referral to juvenile court.
How do police handle juvenile offenders differently than adults?
The first way that juvenile proceedings differ from adult proceedings are the terms that courts use for juvenile offenders versus adult offenders. First, juveniles commit “delinquent acts” instead of “crimes.” Second, juvenile offenders have “adjudication hearings” instead of “trials.”