Editorial
Bill aligns juvenile treatment with redemptive goals
Indiana for years has lacked a critical mechanism to protect some of the state s most vulnerable citizens: children charged with crimes.
There now is no system in place for determining the competency of children navigating the state s juvenile justice system, an omission that s left lawyers and judges struggling to find ways to help children who might not understand the trouble they re in or the next steps in their cases.
A bill that so far has had wide bipartisan support in the Indiana General Assembly would change that and implement needed safeguards for children.