Nonprofit

CHILDRENS POLICY & LAW INITIATIVE OF INDIANA

INDIANAPOLIS, IN
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www.cpliofindiana.org/

  • Mission

    CPLI advocates for systemic changes in laws and governmental responses so that they promote healthy outcomes and ensure that the treatment of children is just and age-appropriate.

    About Us

    Focus of Advocacy and Reform:

    • Change laws, policies, practices, and culture to keep children in schools and out of the juvenile and criminal justice systems
    • Reform school discipline laws and reduce the exclusionary practices of suspensions and expulsions of children from schools
    • Ensure fairness and equity for court-involved youth
    • Advocate for age-appropriate, research-based continuum of services for troubled or court-involved children
    • Promote public policies and practices that embrace positive, strength-based youth development approaches, and advocate for laws that invest in Indiana’s children

    CPLI is registered 501(c)(3) and a member of the National Juvenile Justice Network (NJJN), a network of state-based juvenile justice advocacy groups.

    Cause Areas Include

    • Community Development
    • Community Development
    • Education
    • Legal Assistance
    • Volunteering

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