Commission on Improving the Status of Children in Indiana

Juvenile Justice and Cross System Youth Task Force

Friday, September 16, 2022

9:00-11:00 a.m. EDT

Virtual via Zoom

Agenda

Strategic Goal and Objectives:

Improve safety and outcomes of youth who come in contact with the juvenile justice system

9:00 – Welcome/Introductions/Check-In

Approval of July Minutes

9:10 – Sub-Committee Objective #8: Identify and encourage adoption of effective and promising practices and policies that integrate the science of child and adolescent development into the justice system’s response to children and youth.

Presentation to CISC

Sub-Committee Co-Chairs: JauNae Hanger and Sandy Runkle

9:30 – Sub-Committee Updates:

Strengthen collaboration between juvenile probation, mental health, the Department of Child Services, prosecutors, and public defenders at the county level, across the state, especially with regard to dual status children

Dual Status Implementation Committee Chair: Jurist in Residence/Senior Judge Mollo

Identify and encourage adoption of effective and promising practices for identification, referral, and appropriate services for victims of commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC)

Sub-Committee Co-Chairs: Judge Dowling and Judge Harvey

Increase alternatives to detention for youth, such as shelter care, assessment centers, intake centers, and alternative therapeutic settings

Sub-Committee Co-Chairs: Mike Gray

Identify and encourage adoption of effective and promising practices for preventing and diverting youth from entering the juvenile justice system

Sub-Committee Co-Chairs: Tracy Fitz and Megan Horton

Identify and encourage adoption of effective and promising practices for preventing serious and violent delinquent behavior

Sub-Committee Chair: Steve Balko

Identify and encourage adoption of effective and promising programs to engage justice-involved youth and parents in effective treatment, services, and community connections

Sub-Committee Co-Chairs: Rebecca Humphrey

Identify and encourage adoption of effective and promising practices to support youth transitioning back to their families and communities from corrections, secure detention, and residential programs

Sub-Committee Co-Chairs: Joel Wieneke and Terrie Decker

10:30 – Executive Director Update – Julie Whitman

10:40 – CISC Agenda

10:45 – Organization/Agency Updates

11:00 – Adjourn

2022 Meeting Dates

November 4