| For those curious the criteria are which were drawn from the The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) are: 1. Child Marriage 2. Corporal Punishment - I. CORPORAL PUNISHMENT SHOULD BE PROHIBITED IN SCHOOLS - II. CORPORAL PUNISHMENT SHOULD BE PROHIBITED IN THE HOME - III. CORPORAL PUNISHMENT SHOULD BE PROHIBITED IN ALTERNATIVE CARE SETTINGS - IV. CORPORAL PUNISHMENT SHOULD BE PROHIBITED IN PENAL INSTITUTIONS 3. Child Labor - I. THE MINIMUM AGE FOR EMPLOYMENT IN THE AGRICULTURE SECTOR SHOULD BE 15 YEARS OLD - II. THE MINIMUM AGE FOR HAZARDOUS EMPLOYMENT IN THE AGRICULTURE SECTOR SHOULD BE 18 YEARS OLD 4. Juvenile Justice - I. THE MINIMUM AGE OF JUVENILE JURISDICTION SHOULD BE 14 YEARS OLD - II. NO CHILD SHOULD BE PROSECUTED AS AN ADULT - III. NO CHILD SHOULD BE SENTENCED TO LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE The highest ranked states with a score of C are, New Jersey, Minnesota, Ohio, Iowa, Connecticut,Alaska, New York with every other state ranking lower. |