NC DPS: Juvenile Justice

About Juvenile Justice

Juvenile Justice is committed to the reduction and prevention of juvenile delinquency by effectively intervening, educating and treating youth in order to strengthen families and increase public safety.

Overview

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Raise the Age - NC

Crimes alleged to have been committed by those age 16 and older in North Carolina are currently heard in adult court; NC is one of only two states where this occurs. The "Raise the Age" effort hopes to raise this age to 18.

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Community Programs Provides a comprehensive strategy of community-based services, evidence-based contractual services and effective case management to help prevent and reduce juvenile crime and delinquency in North Carolina.

Court Services Provides intake and supervision services for undisciplined and delinquent juveniles within a continuum of services that furnish care and control.

Juvenile Facility Operations Operates two types of secure commitment centers for youths in North Carolina: juvenile detention centers and youth development centers.

Juvenile Clinical Services and Programs Ensures appropriate clinical treatment and interventions, and oversight of education programming for youths served in juvenile justice facilities and programs.

Find and download data by county on offenses, admissions to facilities and community programs, supervision cases, and more, using the Juvenile Justice County Databooks.

County Databooks

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Data/Reports/Stats

The total number of juvenile complaints in North Carolina decreased by 16 percent between 2010 and 2014. Find more recent data, statistics and legislative reports about the state's juvenile justice system here.

Recent Data/Reports/Statistics

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Juvenile Justice Strategic Plan The Juvenile Justice Strategic Facilities plan closes older, less secure facilities and reinvests the savings from closing these facilities into state-of-the-art, safer and more secure facilities, and into community-based programs.

Juvenile Reentry Systems Reform Discover how North Carolina is reforming its system of reintegrating juvenile offenders into the community.

Juvenile Justice

About Juvenile Justice

Raise the Age - NC

Data/Reports/Stats

Juvenile Justice Journal

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