Capital News Service
17-year-olds to be treated as teenagers, not adults by courts
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RAISE THE AGE: Now that 17-year-old youth will no longer be tried in adult courts system for certain crimes, court and county officials are figuring out how to make that transition. The law passed two years ago kicked in Oct. 1. And now they have to shuffle new funds and administrators to help handle an increased workload for the juvenile court system. We interview court officials in Livingston and Ottawa counties, the Michigan League for Public Policy, Michigan Association of Counties and the Michigan Center for Youth Justice in Ann Arbor. By Barbara Bellinger. FOR HOLLAND, LUDINGTON, FOWLERVILLE and ALL POINTS.