Juvenile Conference Committee

The presiding judge shall appoint men and women from the community who shall be representative of human service entities both public and private and may include but are not limited to, commissioners, probation officers, police or educational personnel, and military personnel, to serve as members of the Juvenile Conference Committee at the pleasure of the court. Membership on the Juvenile Conference Committee shall be for a term of one year. The Committee shall serve as a friend of COL11/29/2022 CH. 5 FAMILY COURT ACT the court in making a special study and investigation of each juvenile offender referred to it by the court, which referral may be by general classification of subject matter or specific cases. The Committee shall attempt to determine what factors brought about the antisocial behavior complained of, and shall devise ways and means of setting up an individualized service plan to aid the juvenile so that he may be trained and developed into an acceptable member of society and a good citizen so as not to become a confirmed delinquent or criminal. All matters coming before the Committee shall be held in strict confidence and shall under no circumstances become public. Every person appointed to a Committee established pursuant to this Section shall be duly instructed by the judge as to the secrecy and confidential nature of such service, and shall take an oath to preserve such information inviolate.