A growing body of evidence indicates the benefit-to victims, taxpayers, and offenders-of integrating practices designed to empower and restore victims into today’s criminal justice processes.
Remembering the ‘why’ behind Raise the Age in North Carolina
At what age should juvenile offenders be tried and treated as adults in North Carolina? What constitutes a juvenile’s actions so irredeemable that they bypass the juvenile system and go straight into adult corrections? As times change and public safety evolves, it is important to reflect on the principles that guide our justice system. One...