Question

What are the pros and cons of parental responsibility laws?
(Juvenile justice)

Answer 1

PRO:

-They hold the parents responsible for the actions of their child

-Parents pay for any restitution for the child

-Parents face jail time for their inability to discipline their child.

CONS:

-In different forms these things can be considered cons.

-With the parents having to pay for the restitution of their child, some of these children may come from low income families and so the parents having to pay will make it harder for them to provide for their children.

-With jail time they wont be able to care for their children and learn how to discipline them.

Answer 2

Juvenile is a person younger than the majority age which is usually 18 years.

• Parental responsibility laws are the laws which guides the parenting of a child under the Constitution.

Pros of the law:

• The law helps I ensure parents takes care of their children.

• It protects the right of the children.

• The law also helps to reduce crime rate in the society because children who are well taken care of won't engage in crime.

The cons of the law:

• Some children might choose to be defiant against their parents because a law is protecting them.

• Parents who are punished because of the law will be absent in the child's growing up which might be traumatic to the child

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