Page 40 - 2020 A Year in Review

• Judith Abate

Please note that there are three “alternate” positions on the juvenile hearing board

that are currently vacant. The board previously had nine total members but there were

two positions on the board that were eliminated at the end of terms completed in the

calendar year 2014.

The Juvenile Hearing Board is chartered to meet not less than once each month. The

juvenile offenders, and their families, are generally notified well in advance of their

hearing so that they may prepare accordingly. The notice advises the nature of the

offense, the time and place of the hearing, and the offender's right to be represented by

counsel at the offender's expense. The hearings are closed to the public.

Like much of our Department’s operations last year, the Juvenile Hearing Board was

also affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The board was able to adjust accordingly

and was still able to provide this valuable alternative to our City. The following is a

snapshot of the Juvenile Hearing Board’s activities during the CY 2020 to include the

date of the hearing, number of cases heard, charges heard by the board, as well as the

outcomes of the board’s deliberations:

Juvenile Hearing Board 2020

• January 7, 2020 – 5 cases heard, 2 returns.

o Charges: Disorderly Conducts (4), Possession of Weapons Other than

Firearms (1)

o Outcomes: 2 cases closed, 2 referred for essays and community

Service, 1 essay.

• February 4, 2020 – 6 cases heard, 1 return.

o Charges: Disorderly Conducts (5), Weapon Other than Firearm (1).

40
Cranston Police Department Year in Review 2020