RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- An 18-year-old arrested in a Moonglow Drive shooting , a 17-year-old charged as an adult in a rape and robbery , and three teens tied to more than a hundred Cary car break-ins ; the headlines for teens involved in crimes have been relentless.

Youth advocates want the public to understand more about what they are up against, and that it's a group effort to change a teen's life.

Diana Powell has been a long-time advocate for peace in Wake County. She says the crimes committed by young people are hard to follow.

"It's hard to sleep at night because you realize that our young people are taking that chance and making bad choices," said Powell.

Those bad choices land teens in a system designed to rehabilitate, not just punish.

"We take time to really go throug

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