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OJD Week in Review: July 29 – August 2
Tip of the week Is There Such a Thing as a Juvenile MAR? Yes and no. While there is no exact corollary to a motion for appropriate...

NC OJD
Aug 2, 20192 min read
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OJD Week in Review: Dec. 31 – Jan. 4
Happy New Year! We’re starting the year off with a great new podcast, a couple of training and job opportunity reminders, a new free...

NC OJD
Jan 4, 20194 min read
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OJD Week in Review: Sept. 24 – 28
Happy Friday to all! This week there is more training to announce and two new podcast segments now available on SoundCloud. Training On...

NC OJD
Sep 28, 20182 min read
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OJD Week in Review: Sept. 3 – 7
Hello, all! It’s been a slightly shorter week and we are still short on general news, but below we have just a couple of things to share...

NC OJD
Sep 7, 20181 min read
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OJD Week in Review: Aug. 27 – 31
Happy Labor Day Weekend! The news is actually getting slower at the moment but here is something the juvenile defender community may be...

NC OJD
Aug 31, 20181 min read
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2017 Year in Review
Another year gone, some great milestones achieved, and the Office of the Juvenile Defender (OJD) would like to highlight a few of those...

NC OJD
Jan 16, 20184 min read
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From a Non-Lawyer Perspective: 2017 Juvenile Defender Conference Review by Marcus Thompson
On Friday, Aug. 11, juvenile defenders from across N.C. united at the U.N.C. School of Government for the 2017 Juvenile Defender...

NC OJD
Aug 16, 20174 min read
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Reflections & Foresight on N.C.’s Journey for Juvenile Justice at Raise the Age Victory Ce
On Thursday afternoon, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., advocates for Raise the Age from across the state of North Carolina (and probably beyond)...

NC OJD
Jul 14, 20173 min read
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NCCALJ Presents Final Report to the Chief Justice
On March 15th, the North Carolina Commission on the Administration of Law and Justice (NCCALJ) released its final report to Chief Justice...

NC OJD
Mar 16, 20172 min read
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Juvenile Code Changes Now Online
The General Statutes have been updated online at the NC General Assembly website, including the Juvenile Code changes enacted December 1,...

NC OJD
Apr 5, 20161 min read
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Tips on the Juvenile Code Reform: Part 3 – Juvenile Confinement
Tips on the Juvenile Code Reform: Part 3 – Juvenile Confinement Over the last two months, we have been blogging about the new Juvenile...

NC OJD
Dec 1, 20152 min read
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Tips on the Juvenile Code Reform: Part 2 – Reduce Further Entry of Juveniles
Over the next two months, we will be blogging about the new Juvenile Code Reform law (sometimes referred to as House Bill 879, or Session...

NC OJD
Nov 10, 20152 min read
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Tips on the Juvenile Code Reform: Part 1 – Due Process Changes
Over the next two months, we will be blogging about the new Juvenile Code Reform law (sometimes referred to as House Bill 879, or Session...

NC OJD
Oct 20, 20152 min read
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“Improper Delegation of Authority and Intermittent Confinement” by Professor LaToya Powe
From the “On the Civil Side Blog,” please read this important blog by Professor LaToya Powell. Professor Powell discusses the nuances of...

NC OJD
Aug 28, 20151 min read
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“What Adjudications Count When Determining a Juvenile’s Delinquency History” by Pr
From the “On the Civil Side Blog,” please read this important blog by Professor LaToya Powell. Professor Powell discusses what the...

NC OJD
Jun 8, 20151 min read
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Raise the Age Passes The NC House of Representatives!
Yesterday was a history making day! House Bill 725 passed its third reading on the floor of the House with overwhelming bipartisan...

NC OJD
May 22, 20141 min read
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