The Lynn Police
Department Juvenile Unit currently consists of a supervising lieutenant, a
juvenile detective, and a safety officer, who all perform
a variety of functions within the community.
In addition to investigations the Juvenile
Unit provides a range of services to the youth of our city. The safety
officer oversees the City's crossing guards
responsible for the safety of elementary school children traveling to and from
school. This officer also performs bus evacuation drills twice a year for
approximately 15,000 students, coordinates with the school
transportation director on school bus routes, and participates in
activities with the children of Camp Kiwanis during the summer months. The
safety officer also speaks with approximately 6,000 students yearly on issues
of bullying, respect, gun safety, bicycle safety, drugs, and other topics as
requested.
The Juvenile Unit
also plays a key role in our drug reduction efforts, particularly with
education and prevention efforts aimed at school age children. As part of this
effort they are currently working with the U.S. Attorney's Office, the
District Attorney, the Lynn District Court Adult and Juvenile Probation
Departments, and the Lynn Public Schools on a program to educate middle school
students about the dangers of drugs and the long term consequences of bad
decisions.
The Juvenile Unit is also
responsible for the investigation and tracking of missing persons reported to
our department. This includes both adults and juveniles. The Unit has an
extremely high success rate in locating the large number of juveniles, and
smaller number of adults, who are reported missing each year.
