NBC had a number of guidelines for what radio shows could and could not contain. This volume Broadcasting in the Public Interest, from 1939, outlines those rules. This first 'Standards and Practices' booklet soon became yet another standard throughout the industry. It was 6 by 9 inches and is 80 pages long.
Involuntary manslaughter usually refers to an unintentional killing that results from recklessness or criminal negligence, or from an unlawful act that is a misdemeanor or low-level felony (such as a DUI).
In criminal law, criminal negligence is a surrogate mens rea (Latin for guilty mind) required to constitute a conventional as opposed to strict liability offense.he Criminal Code has a series of offences covering criminal negligence if bodily harm or death is caused. Such laws are often used to prosecute cases of reckless driving causing injury or death.