Is it a good practice for state and local governments to create status offense laws criminalizing behavior simply because of someone’s age? Is there a “bigger picture” reason for these types of laws?

Read Chapter 1 and then watch the following video:

If you believe Status offense laws are necessary offer information about who benefits from these laws?

QUESTION: Is it a good practice for state and local governments to create status offense laws criminalizing behavior simply because of someone’s age?  Is there a “bigger picture” reason for these types of laws?

If you believe Status offense laws are not necessary offer information about the negative impact of these laws.