Juvenile Justice Blogs
The posts below appear in both the On the Civil Side and North Carolina Criminal Law blogs.
Juvenile Delinquency Matters
The Indictment Process and Juvenile Transfer (January 2020)
Raise the Age Tips and Resources for Law Enforcement (November 2019)
Raise the Age FAQs (October 2019)
New Delinquency Laws - It's Not Just Raise the Age (September 2019)
Raise the Age: Modifications and Training Opportunities (August 2019)
Delinquency and DSS Custody – Take Two (July 2019)
Using DSS Custody in Delinquency Cases – Key Takeaways (June 2019)
Who Can Access a Delinquency or Undisciplined Juvenile Court Record? (April 2019)
Juvenile Justice Changes in Federal law (March 2019)
Getting Ready for Raise the Age Implementation (February 2019)
Mental Health Evaluations Required Prior to Delinquency Dispositions (January 2019)
Getting Beyond the Checkboxes: Delinquency Dispositional Orders (December 2018)
The posts below were authored by LaToya Powell prior to 2018.
On The Civil Side Blog
Due Process
Due Process Rights and Children: Fifty Years of In re Gault - Part Four, the Right to Confrontation (Nov. 2016)
Due Process Rights and Children: Fifty Years of In re Gault - Part Three, the Right to Notice (Oct. 2016)
Due Process Rights and Children: Fifty Years of In re Gault - Part Two, the Right to Counsel (Sept. 2016)
Due Process Rights and Children: Fifty Years of In re Gault - Part One (August 2016)
Juvenile Code Procedures
Extended YDC Commitments and the 30-Day Notice Requirement (July 2017)
A Juvenile's Request for a Parent During Custodial Interrogation Must Be Unambiguous (March 2017)
N.C. Court of Appeals: Disposition Orders Do Not Require Written Findings on the G.S. 7B-2501(c) Factors (Feb. 2017)
The Magistrate's Role in Filing Juvenile Delinquency and Undisciplined Petitions (Oct. 2016)
Consecutive Terms of Commitment for a Delinquent Juvenile (July 2016)
Extending a Juvenile's Probation Term: Frequently Asked Questions (April 2016)
What the Interstate Compact Rules Say About Out of State Runaways (March 2016)
New Juvenile Law Bulletin: Applying the Reasonable Child Standard to Juvenile Interrogations After J.D.B. v. North Carolina (February 2016)
"Obtaining Relief from an Adjudication of Delinquency: Does Rule 60 Apply?" (January 2016)
"Untimely Filed Juvenile Petitions - What's the Remedy?" (November 2015)
"More Thoughts on Improper Delegation of Authority and Intermittent Confinement" (October 2015)
"Improper Delegation of Authority and Intermittent Confinement" (August 2015)
"What Adjudications Count When Determining a Juvenile's Delinquency History Level" (June 2015)
"Reducing Charges in Juvenile Court" (May 2015)
"When Can Juveniles Be Held in Contempt" (March 2015)
"Can Probation Be Revoked in Juvenile's Absence?" (February 2015)
Legislative and Policy Issues
"Raise the Age" is now the Law in North Carolina (August 2017)
NY Just Passed "Raise the Age" Legislation that Strikes a Similar Approach to Juvenile Crime as NC's Proposed HB 280 (April 2017)
Teaching Judges about the School to Prison Pipeline (June 2016)
Does NC Need a Teen Sexting Law? (May 2016)
- "Juvenile Code Reform Legislation (H879) Becomes Effective December 1, 2015" (July 2015)
Criminal Law Blog
"Teen 'Sexting' Is a Problem, But Is It a Crime?" (September 2015)
"U.S. Senators Support 'Raise the Age'" (July 2014)
"Victim Rights in Juvenile Court" (February 2014)
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