North Carolina searching for reforms in treatment of youthful offenders

According to an editorial, "North Carolina's treatment of youthful offenders is tough on the surface but soft in practice." The column suggests that two reforms would change that.

At the intersection of North Carolina's juvenile and adult criminal justice systems there's Trouble, with a capital T. Young offenders who've committed serious crimes as juveniles can get what amounts to a clean slate when they move into the adult criminal system. The public doesn't get the protection it deserves, and some youths miss out on a chance to turn their lives around. We can do better than this.

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