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Purpose
The statewide Youth Justice Oversight Committee was established by the legislature in 2022 (see HEA 1359 or Ind. Code 2-5-36-9). The Chief Justice of Indiana is responsible for appointing members (see Supreme Court order). The committee's purpose is to: (1) Develop a plan to collect and report statewide juvenile justice data. (2) Establish procedures and policies related to the use of certain screening tools and assessments. (3) Develop a statewide plan to address the provision of broader behavioral health services to children in the juvenile justice system. (4) Develop a plan for the provision of transitional services for a child who is a ward of the department of correction. (5) Develop a plan for the juvenile diversion and community alternatives grant programs.
The committee will submit to the commission and the legislative council by July 1, 2023: (1) the plan for the juvenile diversion and community alternatives grant programs; and (2) the juvenile justice data collection plan and the plan for the use of screening tools, assessments, and services.
Meetings
Full Committee Meetings
Next Meeting
Wednesday, October 12, 200 at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern)
Indiana Government Center South, Conference Room C, Indianapolis
Past Meetings
Wednesday, August 10
Wednesday, June 29
Members
Staff Contact
Leslie Dunn
Deputy Director, IOCS Children & Families Division
leslie.dunn@courts.in.gov
317-232-1313
Indiana Office of Court Services
251 N. Illinois Street, Suite 800
Indianapolis, IN 46204