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Nevada Has Most Child Deaths Per Capita Due to Child Abuse

By Neil Shous, Esq.

A 2001 study by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention maintains that Nevada ranks number one for child-abuse related child deaths per capita. The Clark County Department of Family Services claims that the majority of these cases occur in families with money or drug troubles. The Nevada Assembly is currently reviewing a bill that would allow judges to decide whether certain child abuse court hearings would be open to the public. Nevada child abuse law is largely similar to California?s in that both states require that the prosecution prove the defendant acted willfully for a court to find them guilty. Furthermore, accident and self-defense are complete defenses in both California and Nevada child abuse law. The big distinction between the states is that California has a separate child endangerment law, whereas Nevada consolidates endangerment and abuse into one statute...continue to full post

Full post as published by California Criminal Defense Blog on October 12, 2010 (boomark / email).