If I were a gang detective supervisor writing a policy for custodial juvenile interviews I would highlight the suspect’s age and mental capacity in the policy, especially because of the ruling rendered in J.D.B. v. North Carolina. Furthermore, I agree it is important to attempt to contact the juvenile’s parent, guardian, interested adult, or attorney prior to conducting an interview, but depending on upon the totality of circumstances, it is not a requirement for detectives to wait for adult when exigent circumstances apply to the incident. In addition to the totality of the circumstances ruling established in Fare v. Michael C., I would add the Benoit interested adult standard into my policy to ensure the juvenile’s interview is admissible
