Sec. 3. The institute is established to do the following:
(1) Evaluate state and local programs associated with:
(A) the prevention, detection, and solution of criminal offenses;
(B) law enforcement; and
(C) the administration of criminal and juvenile justice.
(2) Improve and coordinate all aspects of law enforcement, juvenile justice, and criminal justice in this state.
(3) Stimulate criminal and juvenile justice research.
(4) Develop new methods for the prevention and reduction of crime.
(5) Prepare applications for funds under the Omnibus Act and the Juvenile Justice Act.
(6) Administer victim and witness assistance funds.
(7) Administer the traffic safety functions assigned to the institute under IC 9-27-2.
(8) Compile and analyze information and disseminate the information to persons who make criminal justice decisions in this state.
(9) Serve as the criminal justice statistical analysis center for this state.
(10) Identify grants and other funds that can be used by the department of correction to carry out its responsibilities concerning sex or violent offender registration under IC 11-8-8.
(11) Administer the application and approval process for designating an area of a consolidated or second class city as a public safety improvement area under IC 36-8-19.5.
(12) Develop and maintain a meth watch program to inform retailers and the public about illicit methamphetamine production, distribution, and use in Indiana.
(13) Develop and manage the gang crime witness protection program established by section 21 of this chapter.
(14) Identify grants and other funds that can be used to fund the gang crime witness protection program.
(15) Administer any sexual offense services.
(16) Administer domestic violence programs.
(17) Administer assistance to victims of human sexual trafficking offenses as provided in IC 35-42-3.5-4.
(18) Administer the domestic violence prevention and treatment fund under IC 5-2-6.7.
(19) Administer the family violence and victim assistance fund under IC 5-2-6.8.
(20) Monitor and evaluate criminal code reform under IC 5-2-6-24.
(21) Administer the enhanced enforcement drug mitigation area fund and pilot program established under IC 5-2-11.5.
(22) Administer the ignition interlock inspection account established under IC 9-30-8-7.