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Child abuse is physically causing a minor under 18 years old unjustifiable physical pain or mental suffering. Child neglect is failing to tend to the minor’s care. And child endangerment is putting the minor in a hazardous situation. But these distinctions do not determine Nevada’s criminal penalties for harming a child. Instead, the punishment for …
Child abuse is considered a serious criminal offense in every state in the country. However, each state’s criminal penal code defines the offense differently. In Nevada, the crime of child abuse is governed by Nevada Statute 200.508 which describes child abuse as: willfully causing a child younger than 18 years of age to suffer unjustifiable physical …
It depends on the case, but any punishment that causes the child to experience or risk unjustifiable pain, physical harm, or mental trauma, may be prosecuted as child abuse in Nevada. Traditional corporal punishments are typically legal in Nevada, such as: spanking; a smack; and sending the child to his/her room without supper But hitting …