What you need to know about child trafficking in Indiana
Child trafficking involves more than just sex. It’s modern-day slavery. And we don’t know how many children are involved.
Law Enforcement
Indiana’s mandated reporting law means everyone, even you, has a duty to children
Indiana’s Mandated Reporter law goes beyond what many other states do. Hoosiers should know what their legal obligation to children is.
Legal precedent set for using forensic interviews as court testimony for the first time in Indiana
An Indiana Court of Appeals panel unanimously agrees forensic interviews can be used as testimony and not violate a defendant’s Sixth Amendment rights.
Six new tips and policies for families to know as Hoosier children return to school
Over 16,000 school buses are back on the streets of Indiana carrying over 1 million young Hoosiers back and forth to school. A variety of bills are in place this school year that lawmakers hope will improve the safety of children’s physical and mental health.
Indiana’s ‘most terrible crime’ leads to big changes for the Boone County CAC
The Boone Co. CAC has a new name in honor of Sylvia Lester. A young girl whose life has tragically become known as “Indiana’s most terrible crime”.
Appellate Judge Michael Barnes talks duty to children, women, and families
Ind. Court of Appeals Judge Michael P. Barnes talks about the responsibilities of a community for women, children, and families.
Sergeant Christopher Cecil shares simple advice for parents and developers about online safety as Indiana State Police receiving hundreds of online tips
Few people speak with the kind of vantage point Sgt. Christopher Cecil does after 12 years in law enforcement about online safety.