Note: In the print version of this article, an incorrect date was published. The TCN data field in the Abstract of Judgement application will become a required field on July 1, 2017 (previously noted as April 1). Part 2 Legislative Requirement In the December, 2016 issue of Indiana Court Times, an article focused on legislation requiring the Indiana Supreme Court to send methamphetamine-related felony conviction data … [Read more...] about Abstract of Judgment Data to Improve Criminal History Repository
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Partners in Justice: State of the Judiciary 2017
On January 18, 2017, Indiana Chief Justice Loretta Rush delivered her third address on the State of the Judiciary to a joint session of the Indiana General Assembly. Highlights of the speech follow. We also invite you to read the entire text, watch the video, and view photographs at: courts.in.gov/supreme/2552.htm The Supreme Court Justices and Judges of the Court of Appeals were greeted by escorts from the House and … [Read more...] about Partners in Justice: State of the Judiciary 2017
Lethality Assessments: What are they? Do they work?
PART ONE Most Indiana judges know that our court system uses risk assessments to evaluate juvenile and adult offenders and to enable probation and pretrial release officers to recommend conditions of release. Judges might assume that a lethality assessment is just another term for a risk assessment. However, the two instruments differ, and they are both the subject of much discussion in the field of intimate partner … [Read more...] about Lethality Assessments: What are they? Do they work?
FAQ: Criminal Rule 26
What is the primary purpose of Criminal Rule 26 (CR 26)? The Rule is intended to improve pretrial practices in Indiana by encouraging trial judges to engage in evidence-based decision making at the pretrial stage. Does CR 26 require trial courts to release arrestees from jail without bail and/or pretrial supervision conditions? No. The Rule encourages trial courts to use risk assessment results and other relevant … [Read more...] about FAQ: Criminal Rule 26
Journey through the wilderness of online court records
On February 3, 2016, the Indiana Supreme Court created the “Advisory Task Force on Remote Access to and Privacy of Electronic Court Records” and charged it to assess the benefits and risks of online public access to court records in an age of e-filing. It was no small directive; the Task Force was to serve as the Court’s guide on an uncharted path rife with potential missteps and lacking in trail-markers or guide … [Read more...] about Journey through the wilderness of online court records