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Sexuality and the Law

Kevin Ramakrishna

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Sexting: Application Of Criminal Law To Punish Poor Choices, Kevin Ramakrishna Mar 2010

Sexting: Application Of Criminal Law To Punish Poor Choices, Kevin Ramakrishna

Kevin Ramakrishna

Sexting has become the latest form of sexual discovery for American school children, and a major source of frustration for school administrators and law enforcement. Recently, the effects of sexting have led to the death of at least one high school student prompting law enforcement and schools to distribute the harshest punishments possible. When the problem first arose there were no laws to combat sexting. In order to punish those who engaged in sexting, law enforcement used sex offender and child pornography laws. As a result, teenagers have been placed on sex offender registries and must carry the burden of …


Sexting: Application Of Criminal Law To Punish Poor Choices, Kevin Ramakrishna Feb 2010

Sexting: Application Of Criminal Law To Punish Poor Choices, Kevin Ramakrishna

Kevin Ramakrishna

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