Category: Juvenile Crimes

What Happens If Your Child Is Charged with a NC Crime?

May 3
2017

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Categories: Juvenile Crime | Juvenile Crimes

When your kid is accused of a crime, your first response may be to worry about the consequences. Will your child go to jail? Will they be able to get into college, or get a good job? Will they be taken away from you?

All kids make mistakes, and North Carolina understands that a mistake made by a minor does not always indicate that they are a dangerous person or intend to lead a life of crime. While minors aged 16 or older who are accused of a criminal offense must go through [...]

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North Carolina Teens May Be Tried as Adults

Oct 19
2015

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Categories: Juvenile Crimes

North Carolina is one of only two states in which people as young as 16 can be tried as adults.

Despite this fact, political leaders have refused to make changes to the law. However, a recent case that has garnered national attention may begin a necessary groundswell to address this backwards policy.

What happened? In February, the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office charged a 16-year-old girl with felony child pornography for taking a nude photo of herself with her cellphone last year. Let me say that one more time: a teenager was charged with [...]

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