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Jailbait : the politics of statutory rape laws in the United States

Title
Jailbait : the politics of statutory rape laws in the United States / Carolyn Cocca.
Author
Cocca, Carolyn E., 1971-
Publication
Albany : State University of New York Press, c2004.

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Description
xiii, 228 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-221) and index.
Contents
Preface -- Introduction -- Statutory rape laws in historical context -- Robbing the cradle: age-span provisions decriminalize teen sex -- Prosecuting Mrs. Robinson: gender-neutral statutory rape laws -- From "welfare queen" to "exploited teen": targeting the partners of pregnant females -- Conclusion -- Appendix. Theory and method: state politics, pooled cross-sectional time series, and case studies.
Call Number
JFE 04-10161
ISBN
  • 0791459055 (hardcopy: alk. paper)
  • 0791459063 (pbk. : alk. paper)
LCCN
2003060148
OCLC
52775219
Author
Cocca, Carolyn E., 1971-
Title
Jailbait : the politics of statutory rape laws in the United States / Carolyn Cocca.
Imprint
Albany : State University of New York Press, c2004.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-221) and index.
Research Call Number
JFE 04-10161
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