SOUTH BEND — The goal
is simple: Make sure that local juveniles get the help they need, when they need it to stay out of trouble.
The devil might be in the details — especially when it comes to implementing a large, systemic change to the assessment of juveniles when they first encounter police in St. Joseph County.
Pete Morgan, executive director for the Thomas N. Frederick Juvenile Justice Center in South Bend, said he hopes the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative, a nationwide program through the Annie E. Casey Foundation, working in 19 Indiana counties, will assist the county to succeed in meeting its goal.