Contemporary perspectives on legal regulation of sexual behavior [[electronic resource] ] : psycholegal research and analysis / / Monica K. Miller, editor

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910452175003321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : Nova Science, c2009
• ISBN: 1-60876-779-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (188 p.)
• Collana: Laws and legislation series
• Altri autori (Persone): MillerMonica K
• Disciplina: 345.73/0253
• Soggetti: Sex and law - United States; Sex customs - United States; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Contemporary Perspectives on Legal Regulation of Sexual Behavior: Psycho-legal Research and Analysis""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Part I: Original Research Articles""; ""A Study of Predictors of Legislative Support of the Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act""; ""Abstract""; ""A Brief History of Abortion Laws""; ""History of the Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act""; ""Minor Abortion Regulations""; ""Factors that Influence Legislators' Votes""; ""Tests of Hypotheses""; ""Discussion""; ""Conclusions""; ""References""; ""Obscenity is a Four Letter World. Or is it? An Exploratory Investigation into Community Standards of Obscenity""""Abstract""; ""Legal Debate Regarding Community Standards of Obscenity""; ""Research Regarding Community Standards of Obscenity""; ""Pluralistic Ignorance""; ""Study Overview""; ""Hypotheses""; ""Method""; ""Results""; ""Discussion""; ""Conclusions""; ""References""; ""A Content Analysis of Media Portrayals of Rape: Rape Myth Acceptance, Just World Beliefs, and Victim Blame""; ""Abstract""; ""Media Effects on the Public and Jurors""; ""Overview of Study""; ""Conclusion and Recommendations""""References""; ""Recent judicial rulings in voluntary underage sex cases: Analysis of legal case studies and policy implications""; ""Abstract""; ""Method""; ""Summary of Legal Case Studies Involving High Profile Underage Sex Prosecutions""; ; ""Conclusion""; ""References""; ""Part II: Psycho-Legal Analyses""; ""Using Therapeutic Jurisprudence to Design a Special Treatment Court to Address Illegal Prostitution""; ""Abstract""; ""History of Therapeutic Jurisprudence""; ""Applications of Therapeutic Jurisprudence""; ""Defining the Prostitution Problem""; ""Conclusion""""References""; ""Legal Restrictions on Procreation: Therapeutic Jurisprudence Suggests Alternatives that Avoid Unintended Legal, Health, and Gender-Based Consequences""; ""Abstract""; ""Notable Examples of Procreation Restrictions""; ""Health Related Consequences""; ""Conclusion""; ""References""; ""The Law and the Psychology of Parental Notification: Implications for Policy and Future Research""; ""Abstract""; ""The Legal Issues""; ""State Cases in Which an Abortion Law is Being Challenged""; ""Juvenile Challenges to Law""; ""School Districts Challenging Parental Notification Laws""""The Psychology of Parental Notification""; ""Policy Recommendations""; ""Training Judges""; ""Modification of Current Laws""; ""Alternatives to the Law""; ""Conclusions and Directions for Future Research""; ""References""; ""Law, Sex, and the Cultural Reproduction of Masculinism: A Historical-Social Constructionist Account of the Legal Regulation of Sexual Behavior in America""; ""Abstract""; ""The Politics of Definition and Moral Entrepreneurship: A Historical-Social Constructionist Perspective""; ""Marriage Restriction Laws and their Connection to Heterosexism""