Indiana Juvenile Justice System Introduction Juvenile courts in Indiana are designed to handle cases for children under the age of 18 who arrested for breaking the law. The two types of offenses in a juvenile court are delinquent offenses or status offenses. Delinquent offenses include crimes that can also be committed by adults, for example, shoplifting or driving a car without a license, among others. Status offenses are crimes that only children can commit and include underage drinking, among many others. When a child is taken to a juvenile court, there are only two possible outcomes, release, or detention. System of Justice In a juvenile court, various things happen. For example, a child can be allowed to request probation instead