1. Regulating Children’s Conduct
Coun 150 – Laws Relating to Children
Richard M. Cartier
Class 12

2. Children and the Law
Contracts
Torts
Property
Crimes

3. Regulating children’s conduct
Child Labor
Alcohol
Tobacco
Driving
Gambling
Firearms
Other regulated conduct

4. Juvenile curfews Why do many communities have curfews? Do they work?
Constitutional issues

5. Status offenses generally
Out of control /incorrigible
Ungovernability
Truancy
Runaways

6. Juvenile Justice in California
W&I § 300 – dependency
W&I § 601– status offenses
W&I § 602 – delinquency