Citation

Thomas AG, Drozdova AD, Clough IM, Fine AD. Youth Justice 2023; 23(2): 140-160.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2023, National Association for Youth Justice, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/14732254221104640

PMID

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Abstract

This study evaluated 190 adolescent-parent dyads from two US sites (CA and TX) about their awareness of and attitudes toward adolescent sexting and age of sexual consent policies.

FINDINGS indicate (a) poor policy awareness among adolescents and parents, particularly for the Texas sample, (b) positive associations between parent and adolescent awareness, (c) site differences in fairness ratings, and (d) a negative association between adolescents' fairness ratings and their willingness to violate the policies. We recommend greater efforts toward policy education, given the lack of awareness in the present sample, and consideration for the developmental appropriateness of policies.

Language: en