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Record Nr.

UNINA9910791185903321

Titolo

Adolescence, sexuality, and the criminal law : multidisciplinary perspectives / / Helmut Graupner, Vern L. Bullough, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxon [England] : , : Routledge, , 2012

ISBN

1-317-95498-X

0-7890-2781-X

1-315-86453-3

1-317-95499-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (194 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BulloughVern L

GraupnerHelmut <1965->

Disciplina

305.235

Soggetti

Teenagers - Sexual behavior

Teenagers - Legal status, laws, etc

Teenagers and adults

Sexual consent

Child sexual abuse

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

". co-published simultaneously as Journal of psychology & human sexuality, Volume 16, Numbers 2/3 2004."

"Chiefly papers presented at a symposium held in Vienna in 2002 as part of the biennial conference of the International Society for the Treatment of Sex Offenders."

First published by the Haworth Press, 2004.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Introduction; The 17-Year-Old Child: An Absurdity of the Late 20th Century; Age of Consent: A Historical Overview; Adolescent American Sex; An Empirical Examination of Sexual Relations Between Adolescents and Adults: They Differ from Those Between Children and Adults and Should Be Treated Separately; 14 to 18 Year Olds as "Children" by Law? Reflections on Developments in National and European Law; Sexuality, Adolescence and the Criminal Law: The Perspective of Criminology; Adolescence, Sexual Aggression and the Criminal Law



Prostitution of Young Persons: A Topic of Social Work and/or Penal LegislationSexual Consent: The Criminal Law in Europe and Outside of Europe; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Gain an understanding of the threat to freedom that is posed by state regulation of adolescent sexual behaviorSexual autonomy encompasses both the right to engage in wanted sexual activity and the right to be free and protected from unwanted sexual aggression. Only when both aspects of adolescents' rights are recognized can human sexual dignity be fully respected. In Adolescence, Sexuality, and the Criminal Law, experts from several disciplines use case studies, legal analysis, empirical examinations, and tables and figures to provide you with an insightful contribution to the deba