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IN HR0015
Resolution
Status
1/31/2019
Primary Sponsor
Pat Boy
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AI Summary
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Urges the Indiana Office of Court Services to promote the use and establishment of additional problem-solving courts throughout Indiana
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Problem-solving courts address addiction, mental health, and other factors affecting recidivism through immediate and highly structured judicial intervention
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Indiana had 64 problem-solving courts operating as of a 2012 Bureau of Justice Statistics study, out of over 3,000 nationwide
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Current Indiana problem-solving court types include Adult Drug Courts, Domestic Violence Courts, Family Dependency Courts, Juvenile Drug Courts, Mental Health Courts, Re-entry Courts, and Veterans Courts
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Directs the Principal Clerk to transmit the resolution to Executive Director Justin Forkner and Problem Solving Courts Committee Liaison Judge Christopher Goff
Legislative Description
Urging the Indiana Office of Court Services to promote the use and establishment of additional problem-solving courts in the State of Indiana.
Last Action
First reading: referred to the Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
1/31/2019