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Should Children be Charged in Adult Court for Nonviolent Crimes?

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — What are the unintended consequences of a new law that went into effect on July 1st that gives Juvenile Court Judges the right to transfer children as young as 15 to adult court for two nonviolent offenses: shoplifting or stealing a firearm, or attempting to do so?

On this episode of MorningLine, Nick Beres talks about the new law with Davidson County Juvenile Court Judge Shelia Calloway.


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