Guam § 5127 - Juvenile Conference Committee.

§ 5127. 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

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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.