Using Social Workers in Delinquency Cases
For many of our clients, involvement in the justice system is a symptom of a larger issue (mental illness, substance use, abuse, trauma, poverty, etc.). By using an interdisciplinary approach, we can address these complex economic and social needs. Learn how using a social worker or support specialist can provide better social and legal outcomes for your client. At the end of this course, public defenders will know: (1) The benefit of working with a social worker/support specialist; (2) What social workers can do to assist in juvenile cases; (3) What social workers can do to assist in adult cases; (4) How to engage a social worker/support specialist locally or for TA statewide; and (5) Ethical considerations when using social work/support specialist support.
Developing and Preserving the Delinquency Record for Appeal
This live 1 hour webinar will discuss preserving the juvenile record for appeal. Public defenders will learn about the law and mechanics of interlocutory and final appeals; the importance of preserving the record at the fact-finding and disposition phase; and the importance of communicating with and counseling clients about the consequences of an adjudication, their right to appeal and their legal status pending their appeal. Training will cover statutes, case law, and court rules governing the procedure for juvenile delinquency appeals in Indiana and some unique issues that may come up in local jurisdictions.
Juvenile Law: A Historical Perspective
In the past 120 years, delinquency law has transitioned from being an inseparable component of criminal law, to the parens patriae model, to the evolving blend of paternalism and due process that we know today.
This CLE will explore how systemic change has occurred, and introduce ideas for how to induce that systemic change where necessary in the future.
Presenter: Joel Wieneke
Reverse Waiver and Alternative Sentencing Juvenile
This CLE will explore the reverse waiver and alternative sentencing statutes that are applicable to children prosecuted as adults in criminal court. There will be an in depth discussion of the jurisdictional bases for children to be charged in criminal court, how the jurisdictional bases dictate the sentencing options available to the child, and what happens when reverse waiver or alternative sentencing are utilized including what services are available for rehabilitation. Presenters will discuss practical implementation of these sentencing statutes including plea negotiations, preparation for sentencing hearings and evidentiary issues that may arise.
School Rule - How to Help Your Client with Educational Issues
This one-hour webinar will explain how attorneys can serve as their client’s advocate in the school setting and use the information learned during this advocacy, and accessible school services, to obtain better outcomes for their clients in the juvenile justice system. The trainers will teach how to advocate in school discipline situations as well as in a special education setting. The training will give a brief history of education law so attorneys are aware of a school’s responsibilities to all students. Attorneys will come away with a better understanding of the education rights children have, how to make sure the school is following policies to ensure those rights are protected, and how a lawyer’s advocacy in the school setting can improve a client’s outcome in court.