Duties of institute
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; P.L.126-2024, SEC.1; P.L.122-2025, SEC.2; P.L.28-2026, SEC.1.
The institute is established to do the following:
(1) Evaluate state and local programs associated with:
- (A) the prevention, detection, and solution of criminal offenses;
- (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 funds for the support of any sexual offense services.
- (12) Administer funds for the support of domestic violence programs.
- (13) Administer funds to support assistance to victims of human sexual trafficking offenses as provided in IC 35-42-3.5-4 .
- (14) Administer the domestic violence prevention and treatment fund under IC 5-2-6.7 .
- (15) Administer the family violence and victim assistance fund under IC 5-2-6.8 .
- (16) Monitor and evaluate the status of Indiana's criminal justice system under IC 5-2-6-24 .
- (17) 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 .
(18) 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 .
- (19) Establish and administer the Indiana crime guns task force fund under IC 36-8-25.5-8 .
(20) 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 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; P.L.126-2024, SEC.1; P.L.122-2025, SEC.2; P.L.28-2026, SEC.1.