North Carolina’s juvenile crime rate fell to its lowest point since the state began recording juvenile crime data – 16.18 complaints per every 1,000 kids – according to the latest report from the Department of Public Safety’s Juvenile Justice section.
Published: Saturday, June 15th, 2019 @ 2:23 am
By: Governor's Office
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A nationally recognized criminal justice reformer is confident North Carolina eventually will overturn a state law allowing 16- and 17-year-olds to be charged as adults, but acknowledges political resistance to the proposal remains.
Published: Sunday, October 11th, 2015 @ 6:56 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina is one of only two states which automatically send all 16 and 17 year-olds to the adult justice system, and does not allow juveniles to petition for juvenile court jurisdiction.
Published: Wednesday, July 17th, 2013 @ 7:25 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Investigator Wesley Waters applied for and obtained Juvenile Petitions charging two 14 year-old juveniles with one count each of Felony Breaking and Entering of a Motor Vehicle and one count each of Felony Larceny of a Motor Vehicle.
Published: Saturday, May 12th, 2012 @ 12:32 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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On Feb. 10, the Clark's Neck Volunteer Fire Department and Old Ford Volunteer Fire Department discovered an abandoned camper trailer that was fully engulfed in flames.
Published: Thursday, March 24th, 2011 @ 2:39 pm
By: BCN
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