This is Part 11 of our weekly North Carolina Criminal Defense video blog: “Raleigh Defense Attorney – Juvenile vs. Adult Criminal System“
Transcript:
The juvenile court system is really there to rehabilitate, whereas the adult criminal system is there to really punish. When you’re in juvenile delinquency court, the court system is trying to put programs in place for that juvenile to hopefully rehabilitate them so that once they turn 16, they don’t get into the adult system.