The Indiana Supreme Court has posted two potential custodial interrogation rules and is asking for comments through April 30, 2009. http://www.in.gov/judiciary/notices/comment.html
Announcements
Public Defender Commission Newsletter Vol 2 Issue 1
May be viewed at http://www.in.gov/judiciary/pdc/docs/pubs/0109-newsletter.pdf
Training on HEA 1001 – Juvenile Delinquency
HEA 1001 will be effective Jan. 1, 2009. The Department of Child Services (DCS) is conducting training sessions for judges and probation officers in the next two months to explain the changes that will take effect. DCS has offered to provide the same information to public defenders. The Indiana Public Defender Council has scheduled a training session from 1-4 p.m. on November 10, 2008, in the Assembly Room (2nd Fl.) in the City-County Bldg. in Indianapolis.
Registration required. CLE credit eligible. The following subjects will be covered:
• Permanency Hearings and their role in the delinquency process.
• Permanency options.
• General IV-E information, including that which is needed to process payment for placement.
• Required Court Order language.
• Plea agreement process.
• Appeals process.
• DCS Service Consultants, their role
• Pre-Dispositional Reports and other information required for submission to the Services Consultants.
• Case Plans, with examples.
• Independent Living Skills services.
• Residential Placements and their place on the continuum of graduated sanctions.
• Process for recommending out-of-state placements.
