Standard 5.26

Chapter 5. Operations

Standard statement

The agency shall have a written directive requiring that officers dealing with juvenile offenders use the least coercive among reasonable alternatives and includes, at a minimum, provisions for the following:

Each bullet must stand alone when establishing compliance, with proofs identified for every lettered requirement.

1. a.outright release with no further action;
2. b.criteria and procedures for issuing written citations or summonses to juvenile offenders to appear at intake in lieu of taking them into custody; and
3. c.referral to juvenile court .