The Juvenile Division is currently comprised of a Lieutenant, Sergeant, corporal and 4 juvenile officers. The mission of the Juvenile Division is to investigate crimes against juveniles and those offense committed by juveniles. The Detectives in this division receive specialized training in areas such as interview and interrogation of child victims and perpetrators, responding to missing and abducted children, child death investigation, child pornography, child abuse and internet crimes.
Another aspect of the Juvenile Division is investigating juveniles who commit crimes. Each runaway case is assigned to one of the Detectives until located and arrested. Any other type of investigation where a juvenile is suspected of committing an offense may also be assigned. This could include cases ranging from vandalism to theft, robbery to rape, and even murder. This case load necessitates close interaction and cooperation with other juvenile justice components such as the juvenile court, the juvenile prosecutor and the juvenile probation department. |