Are parents criminally responsible for the actions of their child?

Author(s)

• Thaddeus Hoffmeister, University of DaytonFollow

Document Type

Blog

Publication Date

1-3-2022

Abstract

It’s rare when parents are criminally responsible for the actions of their child. The behavior of Jennifer and James Crumbley was so egregious, the prosecutor explained, she had no other choice. Law professor Thaddeus Hoffmeister explains.

eCommons Citation

Hoffmeister, Thaddeus, "Are parents criminally responsible for the actions of their child?" (2022). University of Dayton Magazine Blog. 629.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/dayton_mag_blog/629