The trouble with punishing parents for juvenile crime

The trouble with punishing parents for juvenile crime

In their recent commentary on reckless parenting (“Should reckless parenting be a crime?” Aug. 18), Ellen Sauerbrey and Richard E. Vatz note that with juvenile offenders being responsible for more and more repeat and violent crimes, perhaps their parents should be held fully or somewhat responsible for the illegal behaviors of their children. They note that this is a controversial issue and that incarcerating miscreant parents is ultimately a “w…