Liability that can occur when a person’s careless and inattentive actions cause harm is called criminal negligence.
<u>Explanation:</u>
Criminal negligence is carelessness which needs a greater degree of guilt than the civil negligence norm. The civil definition of negligence is characterized as failing to obey a reasonable person's standard of behavior in the same circumstance as the offender. To demonstrate this negligence, the plaintiff needs to prove the state of mind engaged in it beyond possible doubt.
If a person is guilty of some crime, he or she must behave with a male rea or a criminal intent. However, under very limited cases, criminal negligence may override criminal intent. When it does, even though the acts are accidental, it may expose somebody to serious offenses like child danger or homicide.
