There is hereby created and established a Juvenile
Bureau in the Police Department of the Borough, which shall operate
and function under the supervision of the Chief of Police.
The Chief of Police, subject to the approval
and consent of the Mayor and Council, may assign and detail any officer
or member of the Police Department, not to exceed three in number,
to duty in the Juvenile Bureau or transfer any police officer serving
in the Juvenile Bureau from such Bureau to duty in the uniformed division
of the Police Department.
The ranks of the Juvenile Bureau may consist
of the following: Detective Captain, Detective Lieutenant, Detective
Sergeant and Detective. The police officers assigned to duty in the
Juvenile Bureau holding any of the aforementioned ranks shall receive
the same salary and other benefits as are received by police officers
of similar rank serving in the uniformed division of the Police Department,
as provided from time to time by the Council in the Salary Ordinance[1] of the Borough.
The Juvenile Bureau shall operate under the
immediate command of the superior officer assigned to duty in such
Juvenile Bureau by the Chief of Police, subject to the approval and
consent of the Mayor and Council. Such superior officer in command
of the Bureau shall, however, at all times be subject to the orders
and direction of the Chief of Police.
A.
The superior officer in command of the Juvenile Bureau
shall be responsible for the proper and efficient operation of the
Bureau. The superior officer shall be responsible for the supervision
of the Bureau activities and the assignments of all police officers
assigned to duty in the Bureau. The superior officer shall be prepared
to report to the Chief of Police on the activities of the Juvenile
Bureau on dates specified by the Chief.
B.
A superior officer assigned to duty in the Juvenile
Bureau shall have such authority and jurisdiction over subordinates
in such Bureau as such a ranking officer has in the uniformed division
of the Police Department.
The duties of the police officers assigned to
the Juvenile Bureau shall include:
A.
Investigating, in coordination with the Detective
Bureau, all crimes committed by juveniles or where juveniles are the
victims of a crime.
B.
Exerting all efforts to prevent the commission of
crimes in the Borough.
C.
The maintenance of proper written reports and records
of all juvenile investigations conducted.
D.
Acting as a liaison between the Police Department
and the Division of Youth and Family Services.
E.
Acting as a liaison between the Police Department
and Bergen County Crisis Intervention Unit.
F.
Acting as a liaison between the Police Department
and all other agencies, county, state and federal, concerning juveniles.
G.
Acting as a liaison between the Police Department
and the Cresskill School System.
H.
Conducting safety education programs for children
of Cresskill as well as their parents.
I.
The execution of all orders for investigation and
police action issued by the Chief of Police.
J.
Obeying all the rules of the Police Department.
No police officer assigned to the Juvenile Bureau
shall act as agent in an extradition case unless the officer has been
so assigned by the commanding officer of the Bureau and has first
had all the officer's expenses involved in such matter approved for
payment by the county or state.
All police officers serving in the Juvenile
Bureau shall work according to schedules prepared by the commanding
officer of the Bureau and shall be subject to the orders and directions
of such commanding officer.
