For those curious the criteria are which were drawn from the The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) are:

1. Child Marriage

2. Corporal Punishment

- I. CORPORAL PUNISHMENT SHOULD BE PROHIBITED IN SCHOOLS

- II. CORPORAL PUNISHMENT SHOULD BE PROHIBITED IN THE HOME

- III. CORPORAL PUNISHMENT SHOULD BE PROHIBITED IN ALTERNATIVE CARE SETTINGS

- IV. CORPORAL PUNISHMENT SHOULD BE PROHIBITED IN PENAL INSTITUTIONS

3. Child Labor

- I. THE MINIMUM AGE FOR EMPLOYMENT IN THE AGRICULTURE SECTOR SHOULD BE 15 YEARS OLD

- II. THE MINIMUM AGE FOR HAZARDOUS EMPLOYMENT IN THE AGRICULTURE SECTOR SHOULD BE 18 YEARS OLD

4. Juvenile Justice

- I. THE MINIMUM AGE OF JUVENILE JURISDICTION SHOULD BE 14 YEARS OLD

- II. NO CHILD SHOULD BE PROSECUTED AS AN ADULT

- III. NO CHILD SHOULD BE SENTENCED TO LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE

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.