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    Public Attitudes towards Penalties for Sexting by Minors

    204916_138086_CICJ_26_2_143_Blyth_and_Roberts_final.pdf (567.2Kb)
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    Authors
    Blyth, C.
    Roberts, Lynne
    Date
    2014
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Blyth, C. and Roberts, L. 2014. Public Attitudes towards Penalties for Sexting by Minors. Current Issues in Criminal Justice. 26 (2): pp. 143-158.
    Source Title
    Current Issues in Criminal Justice
    ISSN
    1034-5329
    School
    School of Psychology
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    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/18114
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Current child pornography laws in Australia extend to cases where minors transmit sexually explicit material of themselves or others via digital communication (‘sexting’). This is the first study examining attitudes of the Australian adult public regarding criminal laws that can apply to sexting by minors. A sample of 285 Australian adults completed an online questionnaire that presented a scenario concerning adolescent sexting. Participants completed measures of perceived responsibility and deservingness of penalty for both the sext sender and recipient who, in some cases, also forwarded the sext. Overall, support for legal penalties for adolescent sexting was low, except in the case of non-consensual distribution of sexts. The results highlight the public’s concern with the non-consensual forwarding of sexts, providing support for calls to distinguish between consensual and non-consensual sexting in legislation and educational and public campaigns.

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