Police handling of juveniles defended
PA Wellington The | Deputy Commissioner of Police, Mr John Jamieson, has replied to criticisms made about police handling of juveniles ini a report by Victoria University’s Institute of Criminology. The i report, "Juvenile Justice) in New Zealand: Policy! and Practice,” by Allison Morris and . Warren Young, claims the police | put more juveniles through the court system than is necessary. It also advocates a prosecution agency separate, from the police and says that consultation be-
tween the police ; and social workers fails to screen out cases which do not need court action. "Youth aid officers are often more actively involved with frontline (staff at the time a juvenile is apprehended. Arresting a young person is far from being the only option. There are many other alternatives,” Mr Jamieson said. He said that other methods included referrals to the Social Welfare Department and working with groups such as the Salvation Army and t£e child and family clinic.
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