Delaware County
Circuit Courts Office
Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI)
What is the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative?
Judge Kimberly S. Dowling of Delaware County Circuit Court 2 talks about the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative.
The initiative determines if juveniles should be placed in a detention center. Previously there hadn’t been a clear way to make that decision.
Indiana is only the second state to adopt it at a state-wide initiative.
JDAI grant in Delaware County
After adopting the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI), Delaware County courts have a few opportunities for grants.
The initiative determines if juveniles should be placed in a detention center, and grants are given by the state.
Judge Kimberly S. Dowling of Delaware County Circuit Court 2 talks about what they are planning to do with the $26,000 the courts have been approved for.
How did Judge Dowling get interested in JDAI?
Judge Kimberly S. Dowling of Delaware County Circuit Court 2 said she got involved with the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative because she cares about children.
“Everything that I’ve been involved with as a volunteer in our community has been geared towards children,” she said.