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Rhode Island- Passed legislation that decreased the age of juvenile court jurisdiction from
17 to 16 in 2007 to accrue cost savings on secure bed expenditures. Implementation of
the change did not have the same results as prior studies of cost had indicated. Instead of
being placed in typical adult facilities, offenders 17 years of age were placed in "high
security" adult facilities for protection, which were more expensive than juvenile
facilities. As a result, the change was reversed in the same year.
Exhibit 4 provides the age of juvenile court jurisdiction for all 50 states and the District of
Columbia.
Exhibit 4: Age of Jurisdiction in 50 States and District of Columbia
Source: King, Melanie and Szymanski, Linda. 2006. "National Overviews.” State Juvenile Justice Profiles.
National Center for Juvenile Justice. http://www.ncjj.org/stateprofiles/
Stakeholders Affected by the Policy Change
If North Carolina were to make its age of juvenile court jurisdiction more in line with that of
other states, there would be a significant impact to a diverse set of stakeholders, including State
government agencies, local government entities, and private citizens. State and local government
entities’ budgets and operations would be directly affected if the age of juvenile court
jurisdiction were raised. Citizens are potential offenders or victims of crime and pay taxes used
Age 15 Age 16
N = 3 N = 10
New York* Georgia Alabama Montana
North Carolina Illinois Alaska Nebraska
Connecticut ** Louisiana Arizona Nevada
Massachusetts Arkansas New Jersey
Michigan California New Mexico
Missouri Colorado North Dakota
New Hampshire Delaware Ohio
South Carolina District of
Columbia Oklahoma
Texas Florida Oregon
Wisconsin Hawaii Pennsylvania
Idaho Rhode Island
Indiana South Dakota
Iowa Tennessee
Kansas Utah
Kentucky Vermont
Maine Virginia
Maryland Washington
Minnesota West Virginia
** 17, but not yet implemented Mississippi Wyoming
Age 17
N = 38
* 16, 17 do not receive conviction
status or a public record
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| Title | Governor's Crime Commission juvenile age study : a study of the impact of expanding the jurisdiction of the Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention : final report to the Governor of North Carolina and to the 2009 session of the General A - Page 22 |
| Full Text | 13 Rhode Island- Passed legislation that decreased the age of juvenile court jurisdiction from 17 to 16 in 2007 to accrue cost savings on secure bed expenditures. Implementation of the change did not have the same results as prior studies of cost had indicated. Instead of being placed in typical adult facilities, offenders 17 years of age were placed in "high security" adult facilities for protection, which were more expensive than juvenile facilities. As a result, the change was reversed in the same year. Exhibit 4 provides the age of juvenile court jurisdiction for all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Exhibit 4: Age of Jurisdiction in 50 States and District of Columbia Source: King, Melanie and Szymanski, Linda. 2006. "National Overviews.” State Juvenile Justice Profiles. National Center for Juvenile Justice. http://www.ncjj.org/stateprofiles/ Stakeholders Affected by the Policy Change If North Carolina were to make its age of juvenile court jurisdiction more in line with that of other states, there would be a significant impact to a diverse set of stakeholders, including State government agencies, local government entities, and private citizens. State and local government entities’ budgets and operations would be directly affected if the age of juvenile court jurisdiction were raised. Citizens are potential offenders or victims of crime and pay taxes used Age 15 Age 16 N = 3 N = 10 New York* Georgia Alabama Montana North Carolina Illinois Alaska Nebraska Connecticut ** Louisiana Arizona Nevada Massachusetts Arkansas New Jersey Michigan California New Mexico Missouri Colorado North Dakota New Hampshire Delaware Ohio South Carolina District of Columbia Oklahoma Texas Florida Oregon Wisconsin Hawaii Pennsylvania Idaho Rhode Island Indiana South Dakota Iowa Tennessee Kansas Utah Kentucky Vermont Maine Virginia Maryland Washington Minnesota West Virginia ** 17, but not yet implemented Mississippi Wyoming Age 17 N = 38 * 16, 17 do not receive conviction status or a public record |
