Judicial selection, 2022

  • Elected

  • Appointed

  • Combination

Judicial specialization, 2022

  • All mixed case types

  • Mostly mixed

  • Mostly specialized

Caseload assignment, 2022

  • Mixed assignment methods

  • Individual discretion

  • Statute/State court rules

Judicial experience, training, and tools, 2022

  • Qualification Requirements

  • Required Annual Training

  • Required Risk/Need Assessments and Pre-Dispositional Reports

  • Juvenile Justice Bench Books

Courtroom shackling, 2015

Restricted by legislature

Indiana statute IC §31-30.5 prohibits restraints in juvenile court unless the court has determined on the record, after considering sheriff/transport officer recommendations that the juvenile is (potentially) dangerous. Recommendations need not be considered when youth causes a physical disruption in court.

Competency, 2015

In Indiana, there is no statutory language specific to juvenile competency. A state Supreme Court case held that a finding of incompetency to stand trial is not an abuse of discretion when applied to juveniles for delinquency-related proceedings, which affirms the practice, but does not require it.

  • No juvenile standard

  • Juvenile standard is the adult standard

  • Juvenile justice standard exists

  • JJ standard includes developmental immaturity

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Juvenile Justice GPS (Geography, Policy, Practice, Statistics) is a project to develop a repository providing state policy makers and system stakeholders with a clear understanding of the juvenile justice landscape in the states.

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