For those curious the criteria are which were drawn from the The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) are:<p>1. Child Marriage<p>2. Corporal Punishment<p>- I. CORPORAL PUNISHMENT SHOULD BE PROHIBITED IN SCHOOLS<p>- II. CORPORAL PUNISHMENT SHOULD BE PROHIBITED IN THE HOME<p>- III. CORPORAL PUNISHMENT SHOULD BE PROHIBITED IN ALTERNATIVE CARE SETTINGS<p>- IV. CORPORAL PUNISHMENT SHOULD BE PROHIBITED IN PENAL INSTITUTIONS<p>3. Child Labor<p>- I. THE MINIMUM AGE FOR EMPLOYMENT IN THE AGRICULTURE SECTOR SHOULD BE 15 YEARS OLD<p>- II. THE MINIMUM AGE FOR HAZARDOUS EMPLOYMENT IN THE AGRICULTURE SECTOR SHOULD BE 18 YEARS OLD<p>4. Juvenile Justice<p>- I. THE MINIMUM AGE OF JUVENILE JURISDICTION SHOULD BE 14 YEARS OLD<p>- II. NO CHILD SHOULD BE PROSECUTED AS AN ADULT<p>- III. NO CHILD SHOULD BE SENTENCED TO LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE<p>The highest ranked states with a score of C are, New Jersey, Minnesota, Ohio, Iowa, Connecticut,Alaska, New York with every other state ranking lower.