Child Vehicular Heatstroke Deaths: How the Criminal Legal System Punishes Grieving Parents Over a Neurobiological Response

Authors

Amanda Washabaugh, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

Volume

2020

First Page

195

Last Page

223

Publication Date

2020

Document Type

Note

Abstract

Twenty states have passed criminal statutes aimed at reducing heat stroke deaths resulting from a child being left in a vehicle. This Note examines those statutes and the legal theories of punishment they rely upon. The Note proposes that state legislatures repeal these statutes and instead increase funding for programs aimed at expanding awareness and technological advances focused on preventing these tragedies.

Keywords

Child Support, Domestic Relations, Colleges and Universities, Schools, Adoption, Parents and Children, Child Custody

Recommended Citation

Amanda Washabaugh, Child Vehicular Heatstroke Deaths: How the Criminal Legal System Punishes Grieving Parents Over a Neurobiological Response, 2020 Cardozo L. Rev. De-Novo 195 (2020).
Available at: https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/de-novo/78