Indiana Public Media News
In 2012, 34 percent of juvenile offenders were rearrested within three years, compared to 39.2 percent in 2010.
Howard, Clark and Elkhart counties recently joined an initiative aimed at developing sentencing alternatives for juveniles who have committed crimes.
The new law is being looked at with favor by local juvenile judges.
Indiana legal experts say new methods of rehabilitating teens convicted of crimes appear to be working, but could still be improved.
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