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4.9 Juvenile Operations: Organization and Administration
4.9.9 Interviews/Interrogations (Revised: 6/04/08)
A. Custodial interviews/interrogations ensure that the Constitutional rights of the juvenile
are protected and procedures followed during the custodial interviews or interrogations of
juveniles.
1. Officers taking juveniles into custody need to be aware of c urrent statutory and
case laws regarding advisement of rights to juveniles prior to any interrogation
(refer to Section B).
2. Interrogations shall be of reasonable duration, and the juvenile involved shall be
given opportunities for rest and personal nece ssities.
3. All juvenile interrogations should be recorded whenever possible.
4. No more than two officers shall be involved in the conduct of an interrogation at
any given time, unless otherwise directed by a supervisor. This does not mandate
only two particular officers may talk with a juvenile, rather only two may be
present at one time.
5. Prior to release or other custodial disposition or placement, the officer shall
inform the juvenile of the possible subsequent actions or procedures for resolution
of the incident.
6. Prior to release, the officer shall make every effort to notify the parent(s) or
guardian of the juvenile about the interview and of the possible subsequent
actions or procedures for resolution of the incident. Notification of the
parent(s)/guardian shall be noted in the incident report.
a. This information is not to include any specific references that could
jeopardize or hamper an investigation, threaten any person or party to the
investigation, or that binds another officer or agency to a particular course
of action.
B. Juveniles shall receive the Miranda admonitio n immediately upon arrest, using language
appropriate to the age and capacity of the juvenile. The UCSF Police Department
Admonition/Waiver form or card should be used.
1 A juvenile’s request to speak to a parent or guardian shall be treated as a request
for an attorney.
2. The juvenile shall be informed immediately and, except where physically
impossible, no later than one hour after being taken into custody that he/she has
the right to make at least two completed telephone calls.
a. One call may be made to a parent, guardian, responsible relative or his/her
employer and the other call to an attorney. These calls shall be made in the
presence of an officer or employee. The call shall be at public expense if
made to telephone numbers within the local calli ng area per W&I Code
627(b).
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b. A call may be made outside of the local calling area with prior approval of
the Watch Commander .
C. Non-custodial Interviews
Officers shall make every effort to notify the juvenile’s parent(s)/guardian prior to a pre -
planned, non -custodial interview (unless the parent(s)/guardian is the suspect and such
notification would jeopardize the investigation). Notification of the parent (s)/guardian
shall be noted in the incident report.