Walk It Through: The Broken Window
A teenager breaks a neighbor's window on purpose, a parent thinks about punishment, and a school nurse sees a bruise.
A teenager breaks a neighbor's window on purpose.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
One broken window and what followed. The criminal offense of child abuse, the agency's investigation, an insurance claim for the window and a juvenile case against the teenager are not worked through here.
A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.
Words this turns on
Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.
- Excessive corporal punishmentCorporal punishment that may result in physical or mental injury constituting abuse or neglect of a child.
- Willful misconduct of a minorA minor's willful act that injures or kills someone or damages property, imputed to the parents or guardian with custody, who are liable with the minor up to $10,000 for any one act.