Evanston Police Department 
JUVENILE BUREAU
As part of the Investigative Services Division, the Juvenile Bureau investigates incidents involving a juvenile as an offender and/or victim. Youth Officers investigate cases regarding dependent children, abused children, neglected children, minors, requiring authoritative intervention or deliquent minors. Also, Youth Officers provide support and information to juveniles and their families who are victims. Bureau personnel regularly patrol areas frequented by juveniles in an attempt to prevent victimization or misconduct.
The School/Community Liaison Bureau is responsible for the implementation and instruction of the Project Alert Program in the schools. Project Alert is a 14 week drug prevention program focusing on the prevention of drug and alcohol use among middle school aged children. The goal of Project Alert is to reduce the use of alcohol, marijuana, cigarettes and other drugs by keeping non-users from trying them and preventing non-users and experimenters from becoming regular users. The officers' responsibilities include student counseling sessions, attendance at after school events, issuance of trespass warnings at schools, resource for the neighborhood surrounding the school, investigation of incidents occurring within the school and escorts on extra curricular school events (field trips, dances, sporting activities).
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