§ 114-12.1. Minority sensitivity training for law enforcement personnel.
§ 114‑12.1. Minority sensitivity training forlaw enforcement personnel.
(a) The Department of Justice shall develop guidelines forminority sensitivity training for all law enforcement personnel throughout theState. The Department shall ensure that all persons who work with minorityjuveniles in the juvenile justice system are taught how to communicateeffectively with minority juveniles and how to recognize and address the needsof those juveniles. The Department shall also advise all law enforcement andprofessionals who work within the juvenile justice system of ways to improvethe treatment of minority juveniles so that all juveniles receive equaltreatment. Except where local law enforcement has existing minority sensitivitytraining that meets the Department guidelines, the Department shall conduct theminority sensitivity training annually. Prior to the training each year, theDepartment shall assess whether minorities are receiving fair and equaltreatment in the juvenile justice system with regard to the administration ofpredisposition procedures, of diversion methods, of dispositional alternatives,and of treatment and post‑release supervision plans.
(b) The Department of Juvenile Justice and DelinquencyPrevention shall ensure that all juvenile court counselors and other Divisionpersonnel receive the minority sensitivity training specified in subsection (a)of this section. (1998‑202, s. 17;2000‑137, s. 4(i); 2003‑214, s. 1.)