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The state's juvenile delinquency policy needs reviewing in order that it might offer solutions to the problems associated with delinquency.
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18255
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A new study conducted in Mecklenburg County (including Charlotte and its suburbs), surveyed 9,716 junior and senior high school students regarding their delinquent behaviors.
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24662
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Asheville boasts two police officers who were specially trained to handle juveniles who find themselves in trouble. Their work may help to lower juvenile delinquency statistics in the region.
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Confinement of children in jail, often contrary to state law, though decreasing, still continues. Children over fourteen charged with committing felonies may be held in jail for only two legitimate reasons: punishment after conviction and case held in the Supreme Court.
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The confidentiality of juvenile court proceedings is determined by such factors as whether a hearing is open to the public, how much publicity there is, and whether records of the proceeding are restricted.
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18019
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Recent research discusses the role of cultural factors in determining delinquent behavior in juveniles.
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15494
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Judge William Pless discusses what North Carolina courts should do with juvenile first offenders. Often, due to the lack of reformatory facilities, these juveniles are paroled into the care of parents or guardians who fail to properly direct the children, and often they are seen in the courts again. Pless argues that \"prison camps\" that can demonstrate life in prison for young boys may help prevent them from continuing on a path of crime.
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18056
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Issues of juvenile delinquency is on the rise, and currently North Carolina has no law requiring that any state agency collect and analyze data on the extent of juvenile delinquency in the state.
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17440
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This article concludes a series of reports on the advisory committee meeting on jail standards. This installment discusses mental cases and juvenile delinquency.
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409
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House Bill 456 offers a new and unique approach to dealing with juvenile delinquents.
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24714
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In Mount Airy, juvenile delinquency was a budding problem. A group of law enforcement officers took it upon themselves to round up juveniles who had been in trouble and take them fishing. The rate of juvenile delinquency has decreased as a result.
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A proposal to increase the age of juvenile jurisdiction in North Carolina could keep about eleven thousand teenagers out of the state's adult court system each year, beginning in December 2019. This would direct sixteen- and seventeen-year-olds charged with misdemeanors and two classes of nonviolent felonies to juvenile court.
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2389
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Many state cities, like Jacksonville, are resorting to curfews to set limits for youth whose parents will not. The curfew helps curb vandalism, control juvenile crime, and reduce chances for young people to become victims or be lured into crime.
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