Criminal Negligence in the United States

Introduction to Criminal Negligence (State statute topic)

The purpose of Criminal Negligence is to provide a broad appreciation of the Criminal Negligence legal topic. Select from the list of U.S. legal topics for information (other than Criminal Negligence).

Resources

Further Reading

• Information about Criminal Negligence in the Gale Encyclopedia of American Law.

Criminal negligence meaning

Criminal negligence is that negligence which willful, wanton and malicious. A higher standard than ordinary negligence which is the failure to act as a reasonably prudent person. To impute a criminal as opposed to civil liability this standard must be greater than recklessness but must display some culpable intent, i.e. wanton indifference or malice.