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Kandakai, Tina L.; Ding, Kele; Broomfield, Tyree S.; Iverson, Susan V. – Journal of Ethnographic & Qualitative Research, 2013
The legal parameters regarding adult-child sexual intimacy varies across states. In many states, rules regarding the definition of "child" and age-of-consent laws seem to perpetuate lax and ambivalent responses to adult- child sex. To explore the criminal response to adult-child sex, particularly statutory rape, seven active male and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Rape, Low Income, Urban Areas
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Kandakai, Tina L.; Smith, Leonie C. R. – American Journal of Health Behavior, 2007
Objective: To explore the impact of teen-adult sexual relationships as a public health threat and the effectiveness of statutory rape laws in protecting adolescent children. Methods: A comprehensive review of current literature surrounding child abuse, teen pregnancy, and statutory rape was conducted. Results: Of one million teen girls who become…
Descriptors: Empowerment, Rape, Child Abuse, Public Health