Indiana Code 5-2-6-3. Duties of institute
(1) Evaluate state and local programs associated with:
Terms Used In Indiana Code 5-2-6-3
- Criminal justice: includes activities concerning:
Indiana Code 5-2-6-1
- Institute: means the Indiana criminal justice institute. See Indiana Code 5-2-6-1
- Juvenile justice: includes activities concerning:
Indiana Code 5-2-6-1
- Juvenile Justice Act: means the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 and any amendments made to that act. See Indiana Code 5-2-6-1
- Omnibus Act: means the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 and any amendments made to that act. See Indiana Code 5-2-6-1
(B) law enforcement; and
(C) the administration of criminal and juvenile justice.
(2) Participate in statewide collaborative efforts to improve all aspects of law enforcement, juvenile justice, and criminal justice in this state.
(3) Stimulate criminal and juvenile justice research.
(4) Develop new methods for the prevention and reduction of crime.
(5) Prepare applications for funds under the Omnibus Act and the Juvenile Justice Act.
(6) Administer victim and witness assistance funds.
(7) Administer the traffic safety functions assigned to the institute under IC 9-27-2.
(8) Compile and analyze information and disseminate the information to persons who make criminal justice decisions in this state.
(9) Serve as the criminal justice statistical analysis center for this state.
(10) Identify grants and other funds that can be used by the department of correction to carry out its responsibilities concerning sex or violent offender registration under IC 11-8-8.
(11) Administer the application and approval process for designating an area of a consolidated or second class city as a public safety improvement area under IC 36-8-19.5.
(12) Administer funds for the support of any sexual offense services.
(13) Administer funds for the support of domestic violence programs.
(14) Administer funds to support assistance to victims of human sexual trafficking offenses as provided in IC 35-42-3.5-4.
(15) Administer the domestic violence prevention and treatment fund under IC 5-2-6.7.
(16) Administer the family violence and victim assistance fund under IC 5-2-6.8.
(17) Monitor and evaluate criminal code reform under IC 5-2-6-24.
(18) Administer the ignition interlock inspection account established under IC 9-30-8-7.
(19) Identify any federal, state, or local grants that can be used to assist in the funding and operation of regional holding facilities under IC 11-12-6.5.
(20) Coordinate with state and local criminal justice agencies for the collection and transfer of data from sheriffs concerning jail:
(A) populations; and
(B) statistics;
for the purpose of providing jail data to the management performance hub established by IC 4-3-26-8.
(21) Establish and administer the Indiana crime guns task force fund under IC 36-8-25.5-8.
(22) Establish and administer:
(A) the juvenile diversion and community alternatives grant program fund under IC 31-40-5; and
(B) the juvenile behavioral health competitive grant pilot program fund under IC 31-40-6.
As added by P.L.46-1983, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.33-1985, SEC.3; P.L.39-1993, SEC.2; P.L.46-1993, SEC.1; P.L.11-1994, SEC.5; P.L.21-1994, SEC.1; P.L.36-1997, SEC.1; P.L.56-1998, SEC.4; P.L.238-2001, SEC.3; P.L.116-2002, SEC.4; P.L.192-2005, SEC.1; P.L.140-2006, SEC.2 and P.L.173-2006, SEC.2; P.L.186-2007, SEC.3; P.L.192-2007, SEC.1; P.L.216-2007, SEC.1; P.L.3-2008, SEC.18; P.L.107-2008, SEC.1; P.L.130-2009, SEC.1; P.L.74-2010, SEC.1; P.L.133-2012, SEC.31; P.L.85-2013, SEC.2; P.L.180-2014, SEC.1; P.L.168-2014, SEC.7; P.L.115-2015, SEC.3; P.L.213-2015, SEC.57; P.L.71-2016, SEC.1; P.L.102-2017, SEC.3; P.L.30-2019, SEC.2; P.L.239-2019, SEC.2; P.L.48-2020, SEC.1; P.L.217-2021, SEC.1; P.L.101-2022, SEC.3.