CHILDREN AND THE LAW
...Delinquency Matters
......Confessions & Admissions
.........Statements to Probation Officer
3 Cards On This Topic:

PO has duty to investigate immediately the circumstances of minor’s arrest.

Statements made by minor to PO in Welf. & Inst. Code §628 (detention) interview not admissible as substantive evidence, or for impeachment, in any subsequent proceeding to determine criminal guilt.

Minor’s admissions to PO to get favorable court report deemed involuntary.