Juvenile Police, Requirements and Mechanism (A Comparative Study: American Legal System)

With the passing the age of integrated criminal policy that Considers criminal actors as a unit Elements, Criminal justice systems have attempted to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the actions According to the distinctions between different human groups based on the physical and psychological Elements in the field of prevention and response to the criminal phenomenon. One of the aspects of this approach can be seen in Different proceedings in relation to children and adolescents. Now under numerous international conventions Such as Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989) and United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Administration of Juvenile Justice (1985), many countries have forecasted special rules in relation to juvenile delinquency and victimization. Juvenile police is a One of the specific institutions In relation to juvenile justice system. Although with the use of juvenile Officer the police can improve the performance of the it’s Organization and the criminal justice system in relation to children and young people. But the results of this study show that Formation of the Police without regard to the specific requirements of this age group and without the use of special mechanisms is not effective and eventually causing the obesity and reduce the Performance of police organization. A comparative study in various countries, especially in America shows juvenile police Requires the Changing in the organizational structure, Create the Systematic educational system, Forecast the Communicational and behavioral effective mechanisms, use of special interview process, Forecast police sanctions And adopt police prevention mechanisms. Accordingly, due to the importance of the issue and it’s emerging in Iranian criminal justice system this study Deal with legislative developments in relation to the juvenile police in the international arena as well as in Iranian and America legal system.