• Detectives should ensure that all juveniles are separated from sight and sound of any adult inmates during detainment and/or arrest. Every detective should make it his or her priority to notify a parent or guardian of the juvenile’s whereabouts and status as soon as possible.
• Detecitves should test limits regarding authority, mental culpability, educational skills, life experience, and overall decision making skills in order to determine the juvenile’s vulnerability.
• Prior to questioning juvenile suspects, detectives should advised each individual of his or her consitutional rights, other applicable