Use of Force with Youth
SFY’s Model Policy #5–Use of Force with Youth– is featured in the Fall 2024 Issue of Juvenile Justice Update. This policy directs officers to use the least amount of physical force possible to effect a lawful law enforcement purpose, and recommends standards of use, including restricted use and prohibitions, for specific types of weapons, restraints and use of force on youth.
IMPD officer arrested, suspended following accusations of child molestation
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — An Indianapolis police officer is in custody after he was accused of multiple counts of child molestation. Kim Simon is law enforcement training director at Strategies for Youth, a national organization that trains law enforcement to interact with youths. “When you have individuals in roles of authority and a lot of autonomy and independence, potential for that violation of trust exists.”
Three Years After Rochester Police Pepper-sprayed a 9-year-old, Here’s What’s Changed — And What Hasn’t
Three years ago, after a video of Rochester police handcuffing and pepper-spraying a schoolgirl in distress reached the public, state and local officials joined in uniform outrage, calling for immediate reforms.
“This isn’t how the police should treat anyone, let alone a 9-year-old girl,” said then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
Sixth Annual P.A.T.H. Conference For Parents, Students & School Personnel, August 22nd
MISSION, Texas – The Hidalgo County Criminal District Attorney’s Office, in collaboration with the Prevention Team of Hidalgo County (P.A.T.H.); the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA); the Federal Bureau of Investigations; Mission CISD; South Texas College, and local nonprofits & volunteers will host the 2024 P.A.T.H 6th Annual Conference.
Strategies For Youth—Implementing the Three Ps: Policies, Protection, and Prevention
Among some of the top priorities in enhancing community policing efforts is refining community and police relations… specifically with youth.
The Quiet Epidemic of Predators in Uniforms
A series of recent groundbreaking investigative reports unveiled what many advocates for police accountability have known for decades: Child sex abuse by law enforcement officials is far too common across our country. Systemic failures within policing—coupled with lax oversight by police departments, prosecutors, and judges—too often shield police officers from meaningful accountability.
Miranda Warnings, Waiver of Rights and Youth Interrogations
SFY’s Model Policies are featured in the Summer 2024 Issue of Juvenile Justice Update. Model Polices covered in this issue focus on Miranda Warnings, Waiver of Rights, and Youth Interrogations.
Opinion | Cops who abuse children destroy a wider trust. They must be stopped.
Readers respond to The Post’s “Abused by the Badge” series.
Abused by the badge
A Washington Post investigation found hundreds of law enforcement officers in the United States have sexually exploited kids. Many avoid prison time.
Improving Interactions Between Cops and Kids
Strategies for Youth is one of the few organizations in the country focused on the true front door of the juvenile justice system: interactions between youth and law enforcement officers. Recently, SFY published a collection of model policies for departments to use in making those interactions safer and more productive. SFY’s Shelley Jackson, who spent decades working on guidance and policy for the federal government, joins us to describe these model policies and how they came together.