Police Youth Bureau

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The mission of the Police Youth Bureau (PYB) is to educate, support, and divert at-risk youth ages 10 to 17 in our community for the Juvenile Justice System, through referrals from schools, parents, law enforcement and community partners. We aim to provide a continuum of services that instill a sense of responsibility for their actions and provide a positive direction for their future. We achieve this through innovative programming that include: evidence base education, offender accountability. individualized attention and development of competencies and skills. 

The Police Youth Bureau was established in 1975. It consists of five civilians Youth Workers, eight School Resources Officers, a Youth Worker Supervisor, an Office Assistant and is commanded by a Police Lieutenant Steven Scheuer. 

PYB has been recognized by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the International Association of Chiefs of Police and the Internal Law Enforcement Accreditation as an Exemplary Police/Youth Program.

PYB is a vital step in the Juvenile System that tries to hold youth accountable for their actions without court involvement. They act as liaisons to schools in Bismarck and are part of the community committees dealing with youth. 

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