Crime ❯ Neglect

Child Neglect

Legal Consequences Elder Neglect Drug-Related Neglect Legal Charges Homelessness Impact Long-term Neglect Social Services Animal Neglect Legal Cases Manslaughter

Parents Sentenced After 3-Year-Old's Death From Chronic Neglect

Proposals now seek to reclassify criminally negligent homicide to allow much longer prison terms.

Bradenton Mother Jailed After 4-Year-Old Drowns at After-Hours Pool Party

Kenosha Father Charged With Felony Neglect in Thanksgiving Fire That Killed 3 Children

Wrexham Parents Jailed for Eight Years Over Neglect Death of Daughter

SA Mother Sentenced to 17 Years and 20 Days for Fatal Neglect of Six-Year-Old Daughter

Prosecutor Reviewing Case After 4-Year-Old Drowns at Michigan Athletic Club Pool

Palm Coast Couple Charged After Welfare Check Finds Roach-Infested Home Endangering Baby and Elder

Boy, 10, Left Alone With Mother’s Body at Etah Hospital as Police Arrange Last Rites

Alta Gracia Court Dismisses Case Against Mother After Finding Psychosis

Polish Prosecutor Probes Alleged 27-Year Confinement After Woman, 42, Found Near Death

Jury Convicts Indiana Father in 12-Year-Old's Diabetes Death Ahead of Oct. 23 Sentencing

Sheriff Finds Systemic Failings in Robyn Goldie Case as Inquiry Says Timely Care Could Have Prevented Death

DNA Ties Oklahoma Stepfather to 11-Year-Old’s Baby as Charges Are Upgraded to Sexual Abuse

Florida Woman Arrested on Child and Animal Neglect Charges

Homer Glen Parents Indicted on First-Degree Murder Charges in Toddler’s Death

Childminder Avoids Jail After Repeatedly Abandoning Infants in Her Care

Two Homeless Children Die in Freezing Detroit Van After Shelter Requests Go Unanswered

Couple Jailed for Starving and Burying Their Three-Year-Old Son

Parents Convicted for Starving and Burying Three-Year-Old Son in Birmingham

Indiana Mother Sentenced to Probation After Baby's Rat Bite Injuries