If a parent called the cops out because their kid locked himself/herself in their room and wouldn't come out and threatened to kill themselfs, would the police take the child to juvenile hall?
And if the cops were called and the child showed them he had bruises from the parents, would they take the children to a foster home or take the parents to jail?
2007-02-26 05:12:20 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
Obviously, when arriving on the scene, no call is ever cut-and-dry, black-and-white. But, let's say that the situation is just as clean as you proposed it.
If I get a call that a kid (<17y.o.) was locked in his room threatening suicide, and I arrive and I hear the child say that they are contemplating suicide, then we have to transport the child to a specialized medical facility that deals with suicidal complainants. Technically, they haven't done anything criminal by staying in their room and saying they want to commit suicide, so at that point, there would be no need to transport to a juvenile detention facility. We would only transport to the medical facility.
Again, this is assuming a very cut-and-dry scenario like the one proposed above.
If I'm on a call where the child shows bruises and claims they are from the parents... well, (again considering all circumstances) it would probably result in the parent's arrest. I would have to take both the child and the parent to the department, process the parent, take a statement from the parent, take a statement from the child (depending on how old they are), and then let the judge decide during the arraignment what to do with the parent. As for the kid, I call child protective services and let them decide what happens to the child.
I was actually on a call like this not too long ago. 12-year-old sister calls 911 and says that her mother and 14-year-old sister are fighting. We get there and the mother claims that the 14y.o. locked herself in her room and that she tried to pry the door open with a hammer. 14y.o. claims that mother came after her with the hammer and threatened to kill her. 12y.o. claimed that she heard banging and 'might' have heard her mother threaten to kill her sister. (see how complicated things get?) So, we took all three down to the station, arrested and processed the mother, took statements from all 3 of them. Called child protective services who allowed the children to be transported to their aunt's house for the night. Called the judge for an arraignment and he released her on her own recognizance. Could he have put her in jail? Sure. But he chose not to. So, there are a lot of circumstances that go into deciding how a case like this will work out in the end.
2007-02-26 07:11:28 · answer #1 · answered by InfinityKitt 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cops aren't babysitters. They are there to enforce the law. This sounds more like a case for social services.
The question here for the cops is "Did either the parents or the kid break the law yes/no?" If yes, then off to jail. If no, back to donut hall.
Then the question is "Are the parents being good parents yes/no?" If no, then call social services. If yes, back to donut hall.
2007-02-26 07:27:32 · answer #2 · answered by Kilroy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If a child locks himself in his room why are we calling the police in the first place. If I was a cop I would tell the parents I can't raise their kid for them and to stop bothering us.
2007-02-26 07:41:13 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No they should not take the child to juvenile. They need to go to counsiling not to juvenile. Yes the parent should go to jail if there are makes showing that the parent might have hit them. THat is physical abuse and that is a crime.
2007-03-02 05:13:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the parents called and said the kid was threatening suicide, they would take the kid to a mental institute to be monitored for a certain number of hours. As for arresting the parents, I doubt it.
2007-02-26 06:54:51 · answer #5 · answered by kc 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
only if the parents appear to be so overly abusive that they are deamed not to be good parents. I would think that everyone would try and get counselling and support before it got to that stage. The kid obviously has a lot of his mind and needs help, and parting him from his parents won;t help. Jail would only be an extremist measure, if abuse was being taken place
2007-02-26 05:22:07 · answer #6 · answered by gill 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Taking the child to juvie would depend on the extent of the situation. If the child has bruises and states that the parent caused them then yes, most likely the child will be taken into child services and the parent would prob. face charges/and/or arrest.
2007-02-26 05:21:32 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Parents can go to jail for any number of reasons. As property of the State, which we all are, the only thing keeping people out of jail is that they simply haven't attracted any OFFICIAL notice. Hope this helps.
2007-02-26 05:28:57 · answer #8 · answered by one_dog_grinning 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kick down the door. Send him to boot camp. Call me old fashion, but it’s obvious what is needed here. Maybe a little military training could set him straight.
2007-02-26 06:38:12 · answer #9 · answered by Johnny L 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first step would be to remove the child for their safety, then they inform social services who would begin an investigation into the parents for possible child abuse charges.
2007-02-26 05:22:36 · answer #10 · answered by psycmikev 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋