Charging Parents When Their Children Kill
Responsible parenting may be the most difficult job in the world, Law Journal columnist Bennett Gershman writes. But as prosecutors turn to parents to hold them responsible for the criminal acts of their children, raising juveniles today brings colossal risks, unforeseen landmines, and unenviable judgment calls.
September 10, 2024 at 04:04 PM
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Criminal LawCriminal laws, no matter how well designed and enforced, cannot by themselves solve society's most urgent and complex problems. Despite anti-gun laws, American society is awash in guns, typically military-style weapons most often used in mass shootings. Indeed, there are more guns in America than people. Despite laws regulating the use and storage of guns, gun violence increases by the day.
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