Several strategies, including drug courts that expedite prosecution of drug dealers, boot camps for first offenders, and an aggressive parole tracking system, are or will be used to combat the state's crime problem.
To deal with crime problems, communities sometimes consider ordinances, including adult curfews, juvenile curfews, and restrictions on loitering and cruising in certain areas.
Political posturing, in an effort to appear tough on crime, may be hindering a more rational, long-term approach to dealing with North Carolina's crime problem.
At a special panel assembled before the N.C. Senate, several mayors and county commissioners called for a balanced approach to the state's crime problem, seeking preventive programs as well as punitive measures.
North Carolina's anti-crime movement may result in legislation that would imprison anyone convicted of first-degree murder for \"the remainder of his natural life\" regardless of mitigating circumstances, such as mercy killing.
In response to NC's rise from 41st nationally to 16th in crime, state officials and educators discussed old and new methods of crime prevention and control at the North Carolina Citizens for Business and Industry's annual meeting.
North Carolina Representative Peggy Stamey introduces the issues, especially crime, facing the Hunt administration and the North Carolina General Assembly.
Governor Jim Hunt and Charleston Police Chief Reuben Greenberg spoke at the North Carolina League of Municipalities' annual convention, focusing on reducing crime in the state.
Stevens H. Clark, a criminal justice researcher at the University of North Carolina's Institute of Government, argues that the prison cap has had an inconsequential effect on crime in North Carolina, and that resources need to be focused on prevention.
North Carolina legislation limits the growth of prison populations; the issue is whether or not this population cap has increased crime within the state.