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Endangerment is a type of crime involving conduct that is wrongful and reckless or wanton, and likely to produce death or grievous bodily harm to another person. There are several kinds of endangerment, each of which is a criminal act that can be prosecuted in a court. In some U.S. states, such as Florida, substantially similar language is used for the crime of culpable negligence.

The offense is intended to prohibit and therefore deter reckless or wanton (of a cruel or violent action, deliberate and unprovoked conduct) conduct that wrongfully creates a substantial risk of death or serious injury to others.

Various laws specify several types of endangerment:

Child endangerment and animal endangerment: placing a child or animal in a potentially harmful situation, either through negligence or misconduct.
Reckless endangerment: A person commits the crime of reckless endangerment or wanton endangerment if the person recklessly engages in conduct which creates substantial jeopardy of severe corporeal trauma to another person. “Reckless” conduct is conduct that exhibits a culpable disregard of foreseeable consequences to others from the act or omission involved. The accused need not intentionally cause resulting harm. The ultimate question is whether, under all of the circumstances, the accused's demeanor was of that heedless nature that made it actually or imminently dangerous to the rights or safety of others.
Public endangerment is usually applied to crimes which place the public in some form of danger, although that danger can be more or less severe according to the crime. It is punished most frequently in Canada.^[1]^[2]

In the U.S, endangerment can range from a misdemeanor to a felony. For example, the New York Penal Code §120.20 defines reckless endangerment in the second degree (class A misdemeanor) as conduct that "creates a substantial serious risk of injury to another person", and §120.25 deals with reckless endangerment in the first degree (class D felony), which is conduct that shows a "depraved indifference to human life" and "creates a grave risk of death to another person". In addition, §145.25 codifies reckless endangerment to property as a class B misdemeanor.^[2]

References

^ "Walkerton Water Contamination Criminal Charges". About.com - Canada. Archived from the original on 2005-09-20. Retrieved 2008-05-06.
^ ^a ^b "Policy Title: Video Surveillance" (PDF). Georgina Library. Retrieved 2008-05-06.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

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[1] "Walkerton Water Contamination Criminal Charges". About.com - Canada. Archived from the original on 2005-09-20. Retrieved 2008-05-06.

[:0-2] "Policy Title: Video Surveillance" (PDF). Georgina Library. Retrieved 2008-05-06.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

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+{{Short description|Crime likely to produce death or injury}}
-In US [[law]], '''endangerment''' comprises several types of [[crime]]s involving conduct that is wrongful and reckless or wanton, and likely to produce death or grievous bodily harm to another person.
+{{Other uses}}
+{{Multiple issues|
+{{Globalize|article|USA|2name=the United States|date=January 2015}}
+{{refimprove|date=November 2012}}
+}}
+'''Endangerment''' is a type of [[crime]] involving conduct that is wrongful and reckless or [[wikt: wanton|wanton]], and likely to produce death or grievous bodily harm to another person. There are several kinds of endangerment, each of which is a [[criminal act]] that can be [[prosecute]]d in a [[court]]. In some U.S. states, such as [[Florida]], substantially similar language is used for the crime of '''culpable negligence'''.
-The offense is intended to prohibit and therefore deter reckless or wanton conduct that wrongfully creates a substantial risk of death or serious injury to others.
+The offense is intended to prohibit and therefore deter reckless or wanton (of a cruel or violent action, deliberate and unprovoked conduct) conduct that wrongfully creates a substantial risk of death or serious injury to others.
-The law specifies several types of endangerment:
+Various laws specify several types of endangerment:
-*[[Child endangerment]]: placing a child in a potentially harmful situation, either through neglect or conduct.
+*[[Child endangerment]] and [[Animal abuse|animal endangerment]]: placing a child or animal in a potentially harmful situation, either through negligence or misconduct.
+*'''Reckless endangerment''': A person commits the crime of reckless endangerment or wanton endangerment if the person recklessly engages in conduct which creates substantial jeopardy of severe corporeal trauma to another person. “Reckless” conduct is conduct that exhibits a culpable disregard of foreseeable consequences to others from the act or omission involved. The accused need not intentionally cause resulting harm. The ultimate question is whether, under all of the circumstances, the accused's demeanor was of that heedless nature that made it actually or imminently dangerous to the rights or safety of others.
+* '''Public endangerment''' is usually applied to crimes which place the public in some form of danger, although that danger can be more or less severe according to the crime. It is punished most frequently in [[Canada]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://canadaonline.about.com/cs/walkerton/a/walkertoncharge.htm |title=Walkerton Water Contamination Criminal Charges |publisher=[[About.com]] - [[Canada]] |access-date=2008-05-06 |archive-date=2005-09-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050920175156/http://canadaonline.about.com/cs/walkerton/a/walkertoncharge.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite web
+ |url=http://www.georgina-library.com/Policy_Video%2520Surveillance.pdf
+ |title=Policy Title: Video Surveillance
+ |publisher=[[Georgina, Ontario|Georgina]] Library
+ |access-date=2008-05-06
+}}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
+In the U.S, endangerment can range from a [[misdemeanor]] to a [[felony]]. For example, the [[New York (state)|New York]] [[Laws of New York|Penal Code]] §120.20 defines reckless endangerment in the second degree (class A misdemeanor) as conduct that "creates a substantial serious risk of injury to another person", and §120.25 deals with reckless endangerment in the first degree (class D felony), which is conduct that shows a "depraved indifference to human life" and "creates a grave risk of death to another person". In addition, §145.25 codifies reckless endangerment to property as a class B misdemeanor.<ref name=":0" />
-*[[Reckless endangerment]]: A person commits the crime of reckless endangerment if the person recklessly engages in conduct which creates a substantial risk of serious physical injury to another person. “Reckless” conduct is conduct that exhibits a culpable disregard of foreseeable con-sequences to others from the act or omission involved. The accused need not intentionally cause a resulting harm or know that his conduct is substantially certain to cause that result. The ultimate question is whether, under all the circumstances, the accused’s conduct was of that heedless nature that made it actually or imminently dangerous to the rights or safety of others.
+==See also==
-Endangerment can range from a [[misdemeanor]] to a [[felony]].
+*[[Criminal negligence]]
+*[[Depraved-heart murder]]
+*[[Manslaughter]]
+*[[Willful violation]]
+==References==
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+[[Category:Crimes]]
+{{law-term-stub}}