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Police Commission adopts revised juvenile-detention policy, strengthens Miranda and parental-notification rules
Summary
The San Francisco Police Commission on May 7 adopted a revised Department General Order 7.01 that adds age-appropriate Miranda admonitions, expands parental-notification rights and limits custodial-interrogation procedures for juveniles; the vote passed without objection after broad stakeholder support.
The San Francisco Police Commission adopted a revised Department General Order (DGO) 7.01 on May 7, 2008, adding new protections for youth taken into police custody and clarifying notification and interrogation practices.
The commission voted to revise and adopt the juvenile-detention order after presentations from the Office of Citizen Complaints (OCC), the police department and a coalition of juvenile-justice advocates. The adopted changes require Miranda admonitions to be given in language appropriate to a young person’s age and sophistication, expand parental notification when juveniles are detained or moved by officers,…
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