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Microfilming procedures used to create ~his fiche comply with the standards set forth in 41CFR 101·11.504 Points of view or opinions stated in this document are those of the author{s) and do Mt represent the official UNIVERSITY position or policies of ~'he U.S., Department of Justice. OF RIDGEPORT U.S. DEPARTMENT Of JUSTICE ~.port. Cot\neeHcut LAW ENFORCEMENT A~SISTANCE ADMINISTRATION NATIONAL CRIMINAL ZUSTICE REFERENCE SERVICE WA·SHfNGTON, D.C. 2~531 00. & f' ....~-. ..-....-"-.....--~"""- •• ~, ...~~ """_ l'Date filmetP 112/19/75 , ,- -'.--- '-"- ' .,---, ""', ,~ ,I' .., I ·~·mit! %a... , ..... ' -~ -, - ---'--;'''-- AU /~ .;~ 'I I " ' r I :1 STATE air ~OONNECTICUT ' ." I J Thomas J. Meskill, Governor '\l I I I ! Department of Ohi1dren and Youth Services I : Francis H. Maloney, Oommissioner II j I !, :1 I I :/ I AN INSTITUTE ON POLIOE RELATIONS I _ r Jss .-. .J4e;ae;;;:ncc:a..~ I :1 'I I , 11 11 il ij ! /1I J ~, 62 ~nd 23, 1973 Cpver Photograph The Place: University of Bridgeport Left to right: commi.ssioner Oleveland Bot Fuessnich Chief" Francis J. Hof'fman, Jr. C014missioner FrancisH. Maloney .- -----_.. _,. ------- ...------- ____---------.-:---:---:---:---:----'="'''''.-,.,.'''''='-''='''''--....,----,.------""""'!I!"j----------- ------------- I I TABLE OF' OON~ENTS ~€jc; PART I Foreword 1 PART II A~lvisory Oouncil 2 PART III D;a.y l--Greet1ngs 5 'Problems of Troubled Juveniles 7 Troublod 'Youth: A Oall for Action 23 Youth Pe,nel Presentation 31 F:rustra.tions of the policem,an 46 in Working with Juveniles Encounter Group session 61 PART IV Day 2--The Laws and Rights of Children 84 Discretionary Rights of the policeman 9.-9 The Juvenile' Oourt in Practice: 104- Goals and Limitations Alternatives: Oommun1.ty Resouroes 118 Graduation 144 PART V' Appendix , . History of the Instl tu'te (A) 145 Letter, police Ohiefs, Being Interviewed (B)'146 Interviewer Letter of Introduction (0) 147 Jacob J. Tufano. President. Connecticut Chiefs Association. and Bernard Gerstner. University Letter, Chiefs Receiving Questionnaire (D)148 of Bridgeport graduate student. in the initial Questionnaire (E') 149 interview. prior to the development of the In­ stitute. Questionnaire Evaluation (F) 154 Conference Evaluation (G) 160 --------------------------------------------......-------------------- ..._------------ ... 1 FOREWORD These Proceedings are not intended as a systematic treatment of the vast subject with which it deals. It is a collection of experiences by the ablest and most gifted workers from the field--the JUVENILE POLICE OFFTCER. The Institute Qu Police Relation§ With Troubled Ju­ yenile~ was made possible through funds provided by the Planning Committ.ee On Criminal Administration to the Commissioner, Department of Children and Youth Services of the State of Connecticut. The success of the two-day rnsti tute was due to ·I:.he cooperative efforts of several agencies. The contri­ buting members were the Chief Judge and Judges of the Juvenile Courts of Co~~ecticut; the CO~~lecticut Chiefs of Police Association; ConnE)cticut State Police De­ partment; ~funicipal Police ~~aining Council; Connec­ ticut Association of Police",omen; Criminal Justice Planners of the Connecticut Planning Committee on Criminal Administration; and the Commissioner anci staff of the Department of Ghildren and Youth Services. In this first effort, the spirit and enthusiasm of the meml::ers of the Advisory Council were exceptional, in that they gave unstintingly of themselves in bringing to fruition this, "The First Institute On Police Re­ lations With Troubled Juveniles". Michael Dermody. Nancy W~Ier • Dr. Francis R. Dolan. Program Director' and Carole Koller. graduate students receiving instrur,· tions on interviewing techniques. t; L J -------------------------------------------------------...... ------------------------------------------------................-~ 3 2 ., ADVISORY· COUNCIL Francis J. Hoffman, Jr., Glastonbury Police Chief, liaison Conn. Chi~)fs of Police Fr'ancis Coleman, Special Ass' t., Dept. of Children and Youth Services, HartfOJ:,d Thomas P. Connors, Manchester Community College J~dward Courtney, Sergeant and Director of Training, C,onnecticut Police AcadeJ~ Angel Diaz, Detective, Hartford Police Department Charles R. Dolan, Professor, University of Bridgeport and Program Director Charles Grady, Sergeant, New Haven Police Department Patricia Graves, Manchester Police Department, liaison, Corm. Aseloco of Policewomen' Doris Hughes, Lieutenant, Connecticut State Police Department DAY 1 Robert Johnson, Supervisor, Juvenile Court of Connecticut Second District Susan laPointe, Volunteer, Department of Children and Youth Services Charles Loughrain, TraininG Officer, 14Unicipal Police Training Division, Meriden Val Lubans, Regional Planner, Capitol Region Council of Governments, Hartford Victor Muniec, liaison, University of Bridgeport Division of Continuing l\Jducation Thomas Ormsby, Chief, New Britain Police Department, Conn. Chiefs of Police Assoc. Barbara Steinfeld, Capitol Region Council of Governments, Hartford William J. Trantalis, Criminal Justice Planner~ Criminal Administration, Hartford Irene Vlahakes, Professor, Central Connecticut State College ~ Iii lr/"'a..flC'.r;... l t:J~/WfJ.rr--- Project DiTector: Francis J. Coleman, M.S.W. Special Assistant Department of Children & youth Servi . ~A-~~~\\~~ Program Director: Charles R. Dolan, Ed.D. Professor, Education University of Bridgeport , I 1 1- 5 4 GREETmGS DAY 1 INDEX (Morning Session) PROBLEMS OF TROUBLED JUVENILES oPENmq REMARKS: . Dr. Curtis P. Ramsey, Dean, CollegE) of 11:ducati,cn, Univer­ Commissioner Francis.li. Maloney Department of Children sity ot Bridgeport and You'th Services" Greetings. It is certainly a pleasure to welctome you here this morning, not only on behalf of the Commissioner Francis H. 1.fu.loney, Df~partment of Children and Department of Children anq youth Service, but without a Youth Servi ces doubt more importantly on behalf oft Governor Meskill who asked me to con:vey a message to you, that he 1s particularly COmmissioner Cleveland B. FuessnicJ:h, Connecticut State Police thrilled at this type of an institute, because once again it represents perhl3.ps the first step 1.n the solution to problems; Chief Francis J. Hoffman, Jr., Chairman, Police Advisory Council mainly that we get to know each other, that we work together, that W'E' begin tel build an understanding and a tolerance for MOderator: Dr. Charles R. Dolan (Program Director) each others problems, and work at Il;he common goal of trying to then understand the troubled. ch:Lldren. I know the plans of the department and the police chief's KEYN O'TJ£ ADDRESS: association and the State Police are to look forward to the continuation of t:his type of seminar. We have some plans Captain James P. Kelly, New Haven Police Department which may be disclosed at one of your conferences toda:.y about the possiibility of constructing ha.rld books, and with that "PROBLENS OF TROUBLED JUVENILES" thought I would l~\'ke to say to YOUl, don't for one minute think that anyone from the DepartIlllent of Children and youth Servic~~ is attempt.ing to tell anycme else how to do your job. Being :rather selfish people welre looking to share the head­ REACTORS: ache with you beca\use we think we are well on the way in the department to changing a number of approaches. l-le think Thomas P. Connors, Manchester Community College we have programs that e.re lil1Led up that will be very success­ ful, but no way can. we carry any of these out without your Michael Chudzik, New'Britain Police Department assistance and your knowledge and understanding, because on this one hand if yml are not assisting us, and on the other Patricia Gra.ves, ~..ranchester Police Department hand if you're not telling us when we're wrong, none of the programs will be suc\cessful. Leland Gray, Groton Town Police Department Qpmmissioner Cleveland B. Fuessnich, Connecticut State Anthony Lovallo, Department of Children and Youth Services Police: Not too many years ago, the police would never have been invited to attend a meeting such as this. Only recently have we, all sooiety, realized that the goals we seek, the problems that we attempt to solve, are not going WORKSHOP RECORDERS 1 HEPORTS, MORNING SESSION to be solved by one d:\.scipline alone. Only in the last tiVG years, since April 1, of 1971 to be exact, have I had the opportunity of getting around and attending meetings, meetings such as this, all the meetings where I've had a chance to talk with Commissioner Maloney, Commissioner Manson (Dept. of Corrections) particu.1ar11 brought this to my , attention some time ago; we now I think have gotten over the idea that we're going to gua.rantee law and order by locking up more and more people and throwing the key away. We have I! I I i \ J.!:!W • J !;if 1 I 7 6 i TI!! PROBLEMS OF TROUBLED JUVENILES got to find other ways of solving the problem. In the state Polioe Department we are banking heavily on the knowledge and the suggestions whioh oome from others. We have opened I the doors as muoh as we oan to oivilians whom we bel.ieve Keynote Address: Captai~ James ~. Kelly, New Haven I may have ,the answers that we are looking for.