Crime and Parenthood: The Uneasy Case for Prosecution of Negligent Parents

Collins, Jennifer

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“…Conviction was found to be contingent upon socioeconomic status and job status, with individuals of lower SES being prosecuted more frequently, and ''white-collar'' workers convicted less frequently [15]. Also, those judged to have ''suffered enough'' were less likely to be sentenced harshly [15].…”

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“…Wake Forest University School of Law reported parents are prosecuted for only 54% of MVRCHF whereas individuals unrelated to the victim are prosecuted in nearly 90% of cases [15]. Conviction was found to be contingent upon socioeconomic status and job status, with individuals of lower SES being prosecuted more frequently, and ''white-collar'' workers convicted less frequently [15].…”

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“…A Wake Forest University publication found unintentional fatal childhood injuries occurred most frequently while the mother (33.8%) was supervising the child at the time of injury, followed by the father (21.7%), both parents (10.4%), related family (10.4%), and an unrelated individual (22.5%) [15]. The relationship between exposure and risk explains this finding.…”

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“…The general consensus is that if parents are criminally charged, conviction is improbable [15]. Wake Forest University School of Law reported parents are prosecuted for only 54% of MVRCHF whereas individuals unrelated to the victim are prosecuted in nearly 90% of cases [15].…”

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Hyperthermia deaths among children in parked vehicles: an analysis of 231 fatalities in the United States, 1999–2007

Booth

Davis

Waterbor

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Forensic Sci Med Pathol

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Motor vehicle-related child hyperthermia fatalities (MVRCHF) have risen slightly in the past decade, but little research has been done investigating the circumstances surrounding MVRCHF. In order to address gaps in our understanding, the current study describes MVRCHF circumstances among children <1-14 years of age in the United States from 1999 to 2007. Three sources were used to identify child hyperthermia death cases in the United States from 1999 to 2007: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Compressed Mortality File (1999-2004), the Golden Gate Weather Service's public MVRCHF database (2003-Present), and an independent internet search. Data about the victim's characteristics and the circumstances surrounding the death were extracted. From 1999 to 2007, 231 MVRCHF were identified. Children were left unattended in >80% of cases, 25% of victims were playing at the time of death, and 60% were male. On average, the core body temperature was 107.2 degrees F after being left inside the vehicle for an average of 4.6 h. The largest number of deaths occurred in the South, followed by the West, Midwest, and Northeast. Parents were found to be accountable for 2/3 of the hyperthermia deaths. The geographic distribution of incidence may be attributable to two major influences: (1) regional climate differences; and (2) population characteristics. The accountability of parents for MVRCHF is likely due to the exposure-risk concept, in which the situation/circumstances increase the injury probability.

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Hyperthermia deaths among children in parked vehicles: an analysis of 231 fatalities in the United States, 1999–2007

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“…But, in fact, it occurs more often than one would imagine. In the US alone, every summer there are on average thirty reported cases of children who die of hyperthermia, after being inadvertently left in a car (Collins ; Weingarten ). It happens to loving and caring parents.…”

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I respond to the Behavioral and Brain Sciences commentaries on my book, Talking to Our Selves: Reflection, Ignorance, and Agency. I defend and amend both the skeptical challenge to morally responsible agency, that is, the book's impetus, and the anti-skeptical theory I develop to address that challenge. Regarding the skeptical challenge, I argue that it must be taken more seriously than some of my sanguine commentators assert, and consider some ways its impact might be blunted, such as by appeal to individual differences and the practical efficacy of human behavior. Regarding my positive theory, I defend the role of values in morally responsible agency against numerous criticisms, and consider various suggestions for elaborating my social, “collaborativist” account of morally responsible agency. In closing, I comment on the appropriate aspirations for theorizing about moral responsibility and agency.

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Crime and Parenthood: The Uneasy Case for Prosecution of Negligent Parents

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Hyperthermia deaths among children in parked vehicles: an analysis of 231 fatalities in the United States, 1999–2007

Hyperthermia deaths among children in parked vehicles: an analysis of 231 fatalities in the United States, 1999–2007

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