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Manual of Policy and Procedures / Volume 5 - Line Procedures / Chapter 2 - Juveniles

5-02/035.00 - Juvenile Detention Definitions and Policies


5-02/030.15 - Ward/Predelinquent (601 WIC)
5-02/035.05 - Secure Detention of Juveniles

DETENTION DEFINITIONS

The following are definitions of juvenile detentions:

  • "Temporary custody" means that the minor is not at liberty to leave the law enforcement facility;
  • "Secure detention" means that a minor being held in temporary custody in a law enforcement facility is locked in a room or enclosure and/or is physically secured to a cuffing rail or other stationary object; and
  • "Nonsecure detention" means that a minor's freedom of movement is controlled by the staff of a facility and (a) the minor is under constant personal visual observation and supervision by staff of the law enforcement facility, (b) the minor is not locked in a room or enclosure and (c) the minor is not physically secured to a cuffing rail or other stationary object.