Salutary neglect was an undocumented, though long standing British policy of avoiding strict enforcement of parliamentary laws, meant to keep the American colonies obedient to Great Britain.
In Missouri as in all US states, child neglect is broadly defined.
Basically the law states, the custodian of a child (the adult caring for the child at the time of the accusation)is guilty of...
Definition Of Child Neglect In Ontario (U.S./Canada).
In both Canada and the U.S. Child Protection Services been trying to cope a high increase in these services because of a heightened public...