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16-006 Juvenile Holding Cell


16-005 Deployment of Automated License Plate Recognition (ALPR) Radio Cars
17-001 Contacting Employees Who Are Relieved Of Duty (ROD)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department

STATION ORDER

Cerritos Station

 

STATION ORDER NUMBER:  16-006                                                

Subject: Juvenile Holding Cell

Effective Date:

12/04/2016

Last Date Revised:

 

Last Date Reviewed:

03/10/2020

Next Review Date:

03/10/2021

 

PURPOSE:

The purpose of this order is to establish policies and procedures for maintaining security of the Cerritos Station juvenile holding cell and to ensure station personnel are maintaining proper security of all juvenile detainees.

SCOPE OF ORDER:

All personnel shall, at all times, maintain security of all juvenile detainees.  Authorization to utilize the juvenile holding cell shall require watch commander authorization. 

ORDER:

Station personnel shall maintain proper security of all juveniles in their custody.  Proper security includes direct visual observation.  The location of the juvenile holding cell does not allow personnel to maintain direct visual observation unless they are standing in the hallway.  Consequently, use of the juvenile holding cell not only poses a security risk, but also does not provide a safe environment for the juvenile detainee.

In the event a juvenile needs to be placed in the juvenile holding cell, station personnel shall receive authorization from the watch commander prior to utilizing the juvenile holding cell.  Personnel shall maintain visual observation of the detainee at all times and proper relief shall be made before visual observation of the detainee is relinquished.   At no time shall a detainee be placed in the juvenile holding cell unsupervised without constant visual observation of the detainee.   The watch commander shall be notified before any change in relief is made, when the juvenile is scheduled to leave the station, or when custody of the juvenile is relinquished.