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JUVENILE AID BUREAU J.A.B.LIEUTENANT ROBERT G. ROWAN, COMMANDERThe Montclair Police Department Juvenile Aid Bureau (JAB) is responsible forinvestigating all crimes committed by juveniles that occur within the Township of Montclair.Detectives are specially trained to conduct criminal investigations, as well as interact with,and mediate problems that youths may have. In addition, they continually receivetraining to assist in their investigative duties and enhance their skills.The Juvenile Aid Bureau's primary objective is to protect the youth within thiscommunity. This is performed by maintaining a constant, meaningful, and positivecommunication with the youth in order to develop cooperative relationships and facilitateleadership skills. It is important to identify youths at risk and to provide an arena in whichpositive interaction/intervention can take place between youths, parents, school staff, andthe police. In addition, the Juvenile Aid Bureau must detect and arrest offenders, keepingin mind some of the alternatives that are unique to the Juvenile Aid Bureau (i.e. curbsidewarning, stationhouse adjustment, mediation).A member of the Juvenile Aid Bureau also serves as a liaison to the JuvenileConference Committee, which consists of a panel of six to nine trained citizen volunteerswho hear the cases of minor juvenile offenders. Recommendations, if approved by thejudge, become a court order which is monitored by the Juvenile Conference Committee(JCC). The program is designed to divert juveniles charged with first or second time minoroffenses to their local JCC, which acts as a community-based arm of the Family Court.In 2010, the Committee heard 42 cases.JUVENILE DISPOSITIONS 2008 2009 2010TOTAL COMPLAINTS 364 237 259CURBSIDE ADJUSTMENTS 19 0 4STATIONHOUSE ADJUSTMENTS 20 10 14MEDIATIONS 116 112 106CONFERENCE COMMITTEE 37 31 42JUVENILE ARRESTS 2008 2009 2010JUVENILE AID BUREAU 62 64 46SCHOOL RESOURCE OFC. 31 46 28DETECTIVE / NARCOTICS 4 14 4PATROL 90 73 82TOTAL 187 197 160SENTENCING 2008 2009 2010PARENT /GUARDIAN 161 157 110JUVENILE DETENTION 48 33 34SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER SROThe Montclair Police Department has a specially trained officer assigned to theMontclair High School in the capacity of School Resource Officer. This officer works withthe staff and students to resolve conflicts, teach, and mentor the children as they navigatethrough the high school system. In 2010 the SRO was involved in over 1004 field contactswith students and made 28 arrests. One of the activities the SRO participated in was,“School Violence Awareness Week”, an outreach program coordinated in conjunction withthe Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. The SRO was also anadvisor for Students Against Violence Everywhere (S.A.V.E.), a student-initiated programthat promotes nonviolence within schools and communities.9
GANG INTELLIGENCE OFFICERAs of this date, ninety-seven subjects have been identified as Gang Members/Affiliates. All subjects are listed in the departmental Cody System and GangIdentification/Intelligence database.The Gang Overview for Montclair has changed over the past year. Gang involvementhas increased by 33%. We have also had a spike in local gang activity growth(unrelated to the Bloods or Crips street gangs). We have identified four new local gangswithin the Township. These groups began as high school cliques/crews and havecontinued to grow and commit acts of violence, mainly against each other. These gangsare, Mission Street Fly Boys (MSFB), Homies For Life (HFL), Original Young Gangsters(OYG) and Empire. Our local gangs remain loosely organized with noidentifiable rank structure. Local gang members have also forged ties to gangsthroughout Essex County.Over the course of 2010, we have provided Gang Identification Training to thefollowing organizations: Montclair High School Faculty/Staff, Montclair High Students, TheSide-Door, and The Neighborhood Child Development Center Faculty/Staff. In an effortto obtain updated intelligence, we continue to exchange information with thefollowing law enforcement agencies:• ESSEX COUNTY PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE, VIPER UNITNEW JERSEY STATE POLICE, STREET GANG UNITSTATE OF NEW JERSEY, COMMISSION OF INVESTIGATION • EAST COAST GANG INVESTIGATORS ASSOCIATIONNEW JERSEY GANG INVESTIGATORS ASSOCIATIONGANG INTELLIGENCE 2008 2009 2010BLOOD AFFILIATE 24 26 24BLOOD CONFIRMED 14 16 30CRIP AFFILIATE 2 3 4CRIP CONFIRMED 11 13 15HALLOW CRIME FAMILY 4 3 35% 2 2 2LATIN KINGS • • 2HFL • • 6OYG • • 4MSFB • • 3EMPIRE • • 4TOTAL 57 63 97The overall gang presence in Montclair continues to be on the increase, especially inlocal gangs that originate from the Montclair High School. These local gangs appear tohave loose ties to the Bloods/Crips, if any at all. Though the gang culture in Montclaircontinues to be loosely structured, more of our local gang members have expanded theirrelationships with gang members outside of the Township. We continue to see our localgang members branch out and forge relationships with gang members and becomebetter organized/structured. Local gang members were recently arrested and convictedof attempted murder and serious weapons charges in the cities of Irvington and Orange.We continue to closely monitor the gang situation, gather intelligence, andeducate our officers and community.10
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