Nrs 575 Research Paper

“ The Federal Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) … defines child abuse and neglect as, at minimum: "Any recent act or failure to act on the part of a parent or caretaker which results in death, serious physical or emotional harm, sexual abuse or exploitation"; or
 "An act or failure to act which presents an imminent risk of serious harm."” (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services and Administration for Children & Families, "Definitions of Child Abuse

Individualized instruction is different for each state for behind the wheel. Some states do not have enough supervised hours which puts teens at the top of fatal crash rates. Individual states that have about 40 or more supervised hours and have lower crash rates are for example, the state of Minnesota. This state has 40 supervised hours for teens of which they have to log before they are able to take the drivers test. ( The Children’s Hospital…).

In today’s society, and even generations before us, kids safety is very important. Also, traveling in an automobile is

If you are caught DUI with a child in your car, the prosecution may choose to charge you with Penal Code 273a instead of, or in addition to, Vehicle Code 23572. Penal Code 273a, California’s child endangerment law, applies to anyone who willfully puts a child in harm’s way. The prosecution may charge you with Penal Code 273a if you endanger any minor (a person under 18). However, Penal Code 273a is a very serious charge and the prosecution will usually only pursue this charge if the circumstances in your DUI case were serious.

Neglect of Endangerment of a Child, 2011 Min. Stat. § 609.378 (2011). Retrieved from https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=609.378.

The death case in East Baton Rouge is an illustration of this point. The father who is a baseball coach left his eight-month-old daughter in the car instead of dropping her off at day care. WBRZ reported that the temperatures in Baton Rouge could reach 110 degrees in 10 minutes and 120 degrees in 20 minutes. This caused the baby died of hyperthermia and elevated body temperature. Her father then was arrested and charged with negligent homicide because he was too careless in taking care of his daughter. This reminds people of a similar case in Atlanta two years ago. Twenty-two-month-old Cooper Harris died after being left in the sweltering back seat of a car in June 2014 while his father, Justin Ross Harris, was at work. What seemed like a tragic accident took a shocking turn when, three months later, a Georgia grand jury indicted Harris on charges of murder. Kate Carr, president and CEO of Safe Kids Worldwide, said “The Harris case was one of 30 children who died in 2014 after being left in parked cars… At least 44 children died in 2013.” When a lot of similar accidents happened in recent year, it is very important for parents to be more were more cognizant of the danger because a car that they drive every day can kill their little

For someone that assaults a child will typically receive a punishment that is harsher than a punishment for assaulting an adult. A child may not have the awareness to know that they should not be driving with an adult that has been drinking, and may not have a choice about getting in the car. This is why driving with a child as a passenger can raise a DWI to a felony charge.

death on utah roads by teenagers. The leading death for teenagers was running off the

(Now that we have talked about your risk of an accident and how it takes your attention off the road now let us talk about it being the leading cause of death in kids between the ages 15-19.)

Shari Roan in “Should the driving age be raised” talks about the controversial issue all American families face when it comes to teens driving and the safety of others. She states that in a nationwide analysis the number of fatal crashes between the ages 16 and 17 year old drivers have fallen and the number of fatal crashes between the ages of 18 and 19 year old drivers have risen by almost the same amount. She states that the combination of immaturity and inexperience makes teen drivers particularly vulnerable to motor vehicle accidents. She also explains that car crashes are the leading cause of death among teens resulting in 4,054 fatalities in 2008 according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety in Arlington Va.

Motor vehicle crashes are identified as the leading cause of death in children under 19 years of age across the United States (Sauber-Schatz, West, & Bergen, 2014). Due to the large number of child deaths that occur each year, education regarding the proper use of child passenger safety seats must be provided to families. According to Basco, Hletko, West, and Darden (2009), although death and injury caused by motor vehicle accidents are deemed accidental, they are

Even in the shade and with the windows open the temperature of a car can quickly rise to the point of creating an increased risk of heat stroke. Considering the fact that children tend to succumb to heat stroke much more quickly and easily than adults, what may seem like mild weather to an adult could be deadly to child left in such circumstances.

When it comes to teaching teens how to drive, parents are understandably concerned. MADD Canada reports that car crashes, often due to inexperience and immaturity, are the leading cause of death for teens. In addition to this, parents can feel frustrated if their teen resists taking direction and ignores common sense safety precautions. Below explains four ways to help you teach your teen to drive while maintaining your sanity.

Many parents lack education on, or do not fully know, proper car seat use and the consequences of improper car seat safety implementation. Car seat safety is important for children as they face increase risk of injury at certain ages or physical size.

According to the article “Child Vehicular Stroke Fact Sheet” from KidsAndCars.org, “The average number of U.S. child vehicular heat stroke deaths is 37 per year.” That is one death of a child every nine days. Although, some individuals may or may not have unintentionally left their children in the car. A majority of parents that left their child in the vehicle unknowingly did it. However, there is a small percentage of parents that knowingly left their child unattended in the vehicle. In some cases, the child even entered the vehicle on their own without the parent or caregiver noticing in time. Statistics of child vehicular heat stroke deaths reveal that 54.25% of parents unknowingly left their child in the vehicle, 11.58% knowingly left their child in the vehicle, and 33.58% of the children entered the vehicle by themselves without parents or caregivers noticing in a reasonable amount of time (Child Vehicular Heat Stroke). Some individuals, usually non-parents, believe that it is completely absurd to forget a child is in the vehicle. However, the most dangerous mistake a parent or caregiver can make is to think leaving a child alone in a vehicle could never happen to them or their family (Child Vehicular Heat Stroke). A heat stroke can be extremely lethal to young children if it is not recognized and treated in time.