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Janet Mason Presentation on Juvenile Age - North Carolina ...

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1919 – N.C. <strong>Juvenile</strong> Court Act• Nati<strong>on</strong>al Child Labor Committee study• proposed legislati<strong>on</strong> included children age18 or younger• legislature changed to under age 16• jurisdicti<strong>on</strong> could c<strong>on</strong>tinue to age of majority• court could transfer fel<strong>on</strong>y case of 14- or 15-year-old to superior court

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