Juvenile defenders will gain the knowledge and skills to effectively advocate for youth charged with sexual offenses and address issues unique to a juvenile sex case including:
• Strategies for interviewing youth clients charged in sex cases;
• Conducting effective investigation and seeking discovery;
• Developing effective defense theories in juvenile sex cases;
• Identifying and addressing special evidentiary and strategic issues associated with juvenile sex cases including youth complaining witnesses; and
• Raising mitigating factors and planning for disposition in a juvenile sex case, consistent with the client’s stated interests.
Presenters: Jill Johnson and Rachel Roman-Lagunas
4 hours CLE credit
Cost: FREE to public defenders handling juvenile delinquency cases
August 30, 2019 –Marion County
10:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. EST Lunch provided
IPDC Training Room
309 W. Washington St., Ste. 500
Indianapolis, IN 46204
For more information, please contact
Amy Karozos
Juvenile Defense Project Director
Indiana Public Defender Council
Ofc: (317) 232-0106
Cell: (317) 417-8704
E-mail:
akarozos@pdc.in.gov 