Criminalization of youth - Revision history

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	==Examples==		==Examples==
			[https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/03/nyregion/rape-arrest-7-year-old-boy.html NY: A 7-Year-Old Was Accused of Rape. Is Arresting Him the Answer?]
			::At the forested edge of the Canadian border this spring, state police arrested a person from the hamlet of Brasher Falls, New York, population about 1,000. He was charged with rape.<br> (Sarah Maslin Nir, New York Times, US, June 3, 2021)<!-- Added 6-4-21 -->

	[http://reason.com/blog/2016/03/30/should-cops-arrest-a-14-year-old-boy-on#comment_6020762 Should Cops Arrest a 14-Year-Old Boy on Child Porn Charges Because He Sexted?]		[http://reason.com/blog/2016/03/30/should-cops-arrest-a-14-year-old-boy-on#comment_6020762 Should Cops Arrest a 14-Year-Old Boy on Child Porn Charges Because He Sexted?]
	::Redding, Connecticut, cops arrested a 14-year-old boy and charged him with possession of child pornography, harassment, and obscenity. He must be quite the evil young man. (Robby Soave - Reason.com, US, March 30, 2016)<!-- Added 3-32-16 -->		::Redding, Connecticut, cops arrested a 14-year-old boy and charged him with possession of child pornography, harassment, and obscenity. He must be quite the evil young man. (Robby Soave - Reason.com, US, March 30, 2016)<!-- Added 3-32-16 -->

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	*[[California Reform Sex Offender Laws Organization]]		*[[California Reform Sex Offender Laws Organization]]

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			*[https://www.spiked-online.com/2014/11/07/no-lena-dunham-is-not-a-child-abuser/ No, Lena Dunham is not a child abuser] - It’s perverse to brand her behaviour as a seven-year-old as ‘sexual assault’

			*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120502114421/http://newgon.com/wiki/Criminalisation_of_youth "Criminalisation of youth" (Web archive)] (Original Newgon Wiki Article)

	*[http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/no-lena-dunham-is-not-a-child-abuser/16157#.VF5ErMm0fYg No, Lena Dunham is not a child abuser] - It’s perverse to brand her behaviour as a seven-year-old as ‘sexual assault’.
	*[http://web.archive.org/web/20120502114421/http://newgon.com/wiki/Criminalisation_of_youth "Criminalisation of youth" (Web archive)] (Original Newgon Wiki Article)
	*[http://www.ethicaltreatment.org/ Ethical Treatment for All Youth:Advocating for the humane and just treatment of children and teenagers accused of violating sex laws]		*[http://www.ethicaltreatment.org/ Ethical Treatment for All Youth:Advocating for the humane and just treatment of children and teenagers accused of violating sex laws]
	*[~~http~~://www.~~centerforsexualjustice~~.~~org/2014~~/06/~~10/how-~~the-~~criminalization~~-~~of-the~~-~~queer~~-~~community-affects-us-all/~~ The Center for Sexual Justice: How the Criminalization of the Queer Community Affects Us All] - The Center for Sexual Justice and the criminalization of gay youth~~. (Andrew Extein, MSW )~~
	*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=~~pYt-3fai-PI~~ Are We All Sex Offenders? \| Galen Baughman \| TEDxCUNY (YouTube Video)]		*[https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-center-for-sexual-jus_b_5466111 The Center for Sexual Justice: How the Criminalization of the Queer Community Affects Us All] - The Center for Sexual Justice and the criminalization of gay youth

			*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5POMr7q7P0g Are We All Sex Offenders? \| Galen Baughman \| TEDxCUNY (YouTube Video)]

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	{{Quotation\|'''''Unaffiliated site''': [http://www.ethicaltreatment.org/ Ethical Treatment for All Youth: Advocating for the humane and just treatment of children and teenagers accused of violating sex laws]''}}		{{Quotation\|'''''Unaffiliated site''': [http://www.ethicaltreatment.org/ Ethical Treatment for All Youth: Advocating for the humane and just treatment of children and teenagers accused of violating sex laws]''}}

	Society both '''infantilises''' and '''criminalizes''' minors, making them easy prey for the criminal ''justice'' system. Youthful relationships involving small age differences are often prosecuted - leading to a lifelong criminal record, and worse - being placed on the [[sex offender registry]] forever limiting their ability to secure housing and employment as well as imprisonment, often in adult prisons. In the case of offenders age 12 or 13, it is often sexual experimentation with peers or younger kids <ref>[http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-01-03-kid-sex-offenders_N.htm Study: Many sex offenders are kids themselves]</ref> which was once considered ''normal sexual development'' <ref>[http://www.education.com/reference/article/Ref_What_Normal/ What Is Normal Childhood Sexual Development? ]</ref> that has now been criminalized. Many of these crimes relate to [[sexting]] and sending "[[selfie (dictionary)\|selfie]]s" to each other which is considered [[child pornography]]<ref>[http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140618122259.htm Sexting among youth more prevalent than thought? Minors unaware of harsh legal consequences, survey shows]</ref> and which places hundreds, if not thousands, of children on the sex offender registry each year.<ref>[http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/11/09/colorado-s-sexting-nightmare.html Colorado’s Sexting Nightmare]</ref><ref Name=Colorado>[http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/07/us/colorado-sexting-scandal-canon-city/index.html Sexting scandal: Colorado high school faces felony investigation]</ref><ref name=Pa>[http://www.cbsnews.com/news/sexting-investigation-leads-to-arrest-of-pennsylvania-middle-school-students/ Sexting investigation leads to arrest of Pa. middle school students]</ref> This has also led to increasing the suicide rate among young teens and adolescents. In one such instance, a High school student who was arrested and then threatened with being placed on the sex offender registry for streaking at a football game (by his school principal) hung himself.<ref>[http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/alabama-teen-hangs-days-arrest-streaking-field-high-school-football-game-article-1.1482614 Alabama teen hangs himself days after his arrest for streaking across field during high school football game]</ref>		Society both '''infantilises''' and '''criminalizes''' minors, making them easy prey for the criminal ''justice'' system. Youthful relationships involving small age differences are often prosecuted - leading to a lifelong criminal record, and worse - being placed on the [[sex offender registry]] forever limiting their ability to secure housing and employment as well as imprisonment, often in adult prisons. In the case of offenders age 12 or 13, it is often sexual experimentation with peers or younger kids <ref>[http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-01-03-kid-sex-offenders_N.htm Study: Many sex offenders are kids themselves]</ref> which was once considered ''normal sexual development'' <ref>[http://www.education.com/reference/article/Ref_What_Normal/ What Is Normal Childhood Sexual Development? ]</ref> that has now been criminalized. Many of these crimes relate to [[sexting]] and sending "[[selfie (dictionary)\|selfie]]s" to each other which is considered [[child pornography]]<ref>[http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140618122259.htm Sexting among youth more prevalent than thought? Minors unaware of harsh legal consequences, survey shows]</ref> and which places hundreds, if not thousands, of children on the sex offender registry each year.<ref>[http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/11/09/colorado-s-sexting-nightmare.html Colorado’s Sexting Nightmare]</ref><ref Name=Colorado>[http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/07/us/colorado-sexting-scandal-canon-city/index.html Sexting scandal: Colorado high school faces felony investigation]</ref><ref name=Pa>[http://www.cbsnews.com/news/sexting-investigation-leads-to-arrest-of-pennsylvania-middle-school-students/ Sexting investigation leads to arrest of Pa. middle school students]</ref> This has also led to increasing the suicide rate among young teens and adolescents. In one such instance, a High school student who was arrested and then threatened with being placed on the sex offender registry for streaking at a football game (by his school principal) hung himself.<ref>[http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/alabama-teen-hangs-days-arrest-streaking-field-high-school-football-game-article-1.1482614 Alabama teen hangs himself days after his arrest for streaking across field during high school football game]</ref> Your child is more likely to end up on the registry than to be molested by someone on it.

	==Legislation==		==Legislation==

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			[http://reason.com/blog/2016/03/30/should-cops-arrest-a-14-year-old-boy-on#comment_6020762 Should Cops Arrest a 14-Year-Old Boy on Child Porn Charges Because He Sexted?]
			::Redding, Connecticut, cops arrested a 14-year-old boy and charged him with possession of child pornography, harassment, and obscenity. He must be quite the evil young man. (Robby Soave - Reason.com, US, March 30, 2016)<!-- Added 3-32-16 -->

	[http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/07/us/colorado-sexting-scandal-canon-city/index.html Sexting scandal: Colorado high school faces felony investigation] (2015)		[http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/07/us/colorado-sexting-scandal-canon-city/index.html Sexting scandal: Colorado high school faces felony investigation] (2015)

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	{{Quotation\|'''''Unaffiliated site''': [http://www.ethicaltreatment.org/ Ethical Treatment for All Youth: Advocating for the humane and just treatment of children and teenagers accused of violating sex laws]''}}		{{Quotation\|'''''Unaffiliated site''': [http://www.ethicaltreatment.org/ Ethical Treatment for All Youth: Advocating for the humane and just treatment of children and teenagers accused of violating sex laws]''}}

	Society both '''infantilises''' and '''criminalizes''' minors, making them easy prey for the criminal ''justice'' system. Youthful relationships involving small age differences are often prosecuted - leading to a lifelong criminal record, and worse - being placed on the [[sex offender registry]] forever limiting their ability to secure housing and employment as well as imprisonment, often in adult prisons. In the case of offenders age 12 or 13, it is often sexual experimentation with peers or younger kids <ref>[http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-01-03-kid-sex-offenders_N.htm Study: Many sex offenders are kids themselves]</ref> which was once considered ''normal sexual development'' <ref>[http://www.education.com/reference/article/Ref_What_Normal/ What Is Normal Childhood Sexual Development? ]</ref> that has now been criminalized. Many of these crimes relate to [[sexting]] and sending "[[selfie (dictionary)\|selfie]]s" to each other which is considered [[child pornography]]<ref>[http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140618122259.htm Sexting among youth more prevalent than thought? Minors unaware of harsh legal consequences, survey shows]</ref> and places hundreds, if not thousands, of children on the sex offender registry each year.<ref>[http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/11/09/colorado-s-sexting-nightmare.html Colorado’s Sexting Nightmare]</ref><ref Name=Colorado>[http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/07/us/colorado-sexting-scandal-canon-city/index.html Sexting scandal: Colorado high school faces felony investigation]</ref><ref name=Pa>[http://www.cbsnews.com/news/sexting-investigation-leads-to-arrest-of-pennsylvania-middle-school-students/ Sexting investigation leads to arrest of Pa. middle school students]</ref> This has also led to increasing the suicide rate among young teens and adolescents. In one such instance, a High school student who was arrested and then threatened with being placed on the sex offender registry for streaking at a football game (by his school principal) hung himself.<ref>[http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/alabama-teen-hangs-days-arrest-streaking-field-high-school-football-game-article-1.1482614 Alabama teen hangs himself days after his arrest for streaking across field during high school football game]</ref>		Society both '''infantilises''' and '''criminalizes''' minors, making them easy prey for the criminal ''justice'' system. Youthful relationships involving small age differences are often prosecuted - leading to a lifelong criminal record, and worse - being placed on the [[sex offender registry]] forever limiting their ability to secure housing and employment as well as imprisonment, often in adult prisons. In the case of offenders age 12 or 13, it is often sexual experimentation with peers or younger kids <ref>[http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-01-03-kid-sex-offenders_N.htm Study: Many sex offenders are kids themselves]</ref> which was once considered ''normal sexual development'' <ref>[http://www.education.com/reference/article/Ref_What_Normal/ What Is Normal Childhood Sexual Development? ]</ref> that has now been criminalized. Many of these crimes relate to [[sexting]] and sending "[[selfie (dictionary)\|selfie]]s" to each other which is considered [[child pornography]]<ref>[http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140618122259.htm Sexting among youth more prevalent than thought? Minors unaware of harsh legal consequences, survey shows]</ref> and which places hundreds, if not thousands, of children on the sex offender registry each year.<ref>[http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/11/09/colorado-s-sexting-nightmare.html Colorado’s Sexting Nightmare]</ref><ref Name=Colorado>[http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/07/us/colorado-sexting-scandal-canon-city/index.html Sexting scandal: Colorado high school faces felony investigation]</ref><ref name=Pa>[http://www.cbsnews.com/news/sexting-investigation-leads-to-arrest-of-pennsylvania-middle-school-students/ Sexting investigation leads to arrest of Pa. middle school students]</ref> This has also led to increasing the suicide rate among young teens and adolescents. In one such instance, a High school student who was arrested and then threatened with being placed on the sex offender registry for streaking at a football game (by his school principal) hung himself.<ref>[http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/alabama-teen-hangs-days-arrest-streaking-field-high-school-football-game-article-1.1482614 Alabama teen hangs himself days after his arrest for streaking across field during high school football game]</ref>

	==Legislation==		==Legislation==

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	*[http://www.ethicaltreatment.org/ Ethical Treatment for All Youth:Advocating for the humane and just treatment of children and teenagers accused of violating sex laws]		*[http://www.ethicaltreatment.org/ Ethical Treatment for All Youth:Advocating for the humane and just treatment of children and teenagers accused of violating sex laws]
	*[http://www.centerforsexualjustice.org/2014/06/10/how-the-criminalization-of-the-queer-community-affects-us-all/ The Center for Sexual Justice: How the Criminalization of the Queer Community Affects Us All] - The Center for Sexual Justice and the criminalization of gay youth. (Andrew Extein, MSW )		*[http://www.centerforsexualjustice.org/2014/06/10/how-the-criminalization-of-the-queer-community-affects-us-all/ The Center for Sexual Justice: How the Criminalization of the Queer Community Affects Us All] - The Center for Sexual Justice and the criminalization of gay youth. (Andrew Extein, MSW )
	*[~~http~~://~~nationalrsol~~.~~org~~/ ~~Reform~~ Sex ~~Offender Laws, Inc~~]		*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYt-3fai-PI Are We All Sex Offenders? \| Galen Baughman \| TEDxCUNY (YouTube Video)]
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	{{Quotation\|'''''Unaffiliated site''': [http://www.ethicaltreatment.org/ Ethical Treatment for All Youth: Advocating for the humane and just treatment of children and teenagers accused of violating sex laws]''}}		{{Quotation\|'''''Unaffiliated site''': [http://www.ethicaltreatment.org/ Ethical Treatment for All Youth: Advocating for the humane and just treatment of children and teenagers accused of violating sex laws]''}}

	Society both '''infantilises''' and '''criminalizes''' minors, making them easy prey for the criminal ''justice'' system. Youthful relationships involving small age differences are often prosecuted - leading to a lifelong criminal record, and worse - being placed on the [[sex offender registry]] forever limiting their ability to secure housing and employment as well as imprisonment, often in adult prisons. In the case of offenders age 12 or 13, it is often sexual experimentation with peers or younger kids <ref>[http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-01-03-kid-sex-offenders_N.htm Study: Many sex offenders are kids themselves]</ref> which was once considered ''normal sexual development'' <ref>[http://www.education.com/reference/article/Ref_What_Normal/ What Is Normal Childhood Sexual Development? ]</ref> that has now been criminalized. Many of these crimes relate to [[sexting]] and sending "[[selfie (dictionary)\|selfie]]s" to each other which is considered [[child pornography]]<ref>[http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140618122259.htm Sexting among youth more prevalent than thought? Minors unaware of harsh legal consequences, survey shows]</ref> and places hundreds, if not thousands, of children on the sex offender registry each year.<ref>[http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/11/09/colorado-s-sexting-nightmare.html Colorado’s Sexting Nightmare]</ref><ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/07/us/colorado-sexting-scandal-canon-city/index.html Sexting scandal: Colorado high school faces felony investigation]</ref><ref>[http://www.cbsnews.com/news/sexting-investigation-leads-to-arrest-of-pennsylvania-middle-school-students/ Sexting investigation leads to arrest of Pa. middle school students]</ref> This has also led to increasing the suicide rate among young teens and adolescents. In one such instance, a High school student who was arrested and then threatened with being placed on the sex offender registry for streaking at a football game (by his school principal) hung himself.<ref>[http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/alabama-teen-hangs-days-arrest-streaking-field-high-school-football-game-article-1.1482614 Alabama teen hangs himself days after his arrest for streaking across field during high school football game]</ref>		Society both '''infantilises''' and '''criminalizes''' minors, making them easy prey for the criminal ''justice'' system. Youthful relationships involving small age differences are often prosecuted - leading to a lifelong criminal record, and worse - being placed on the [[sex offender registry]] forever limiting their ability to secure housing and employment as well as imprisonment, often in adult prisons. In the case of offenders age 12 or 13, it is often sexual experimentation with peers or younger kids <ref>[http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-01-03-kid-sex-offenders_N.htm Study: Many sex offenders are kids themselves]</ref> which was once considered ''normal sexual development'' <ref>[http://www.education.com/reference/article/Ref_What_Normal/ What Is Normal Childhood Sexual Development? ]</ref> that has now been criminalized. Many of these crimes relate to [[sexting]] and sending "[[selfie (dictionary)\|selfie]]s" to each other which is considered [[child pornography]]<ref>[http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140618122259.htm Sexting among youth more prevalent than thought? Minors unaware of harsh legal consequences, survey shows]</ref> and places hundreds, if not thousands, of children on the sex offender registry each year.<ref>[http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/11/09/colorado-s-sexting-nightmare.html Colorado’s Sexting Nightmare]</ref><ref Name=Colorado>[http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/07/us/colorado-sexting-scandal-canon-city/index.html Sexting scandal: Colorado high school faces felony investigation]</ref><ref name=Pa>[http://www.cbsnews.com/news/sexting-investigation-leads-to-arrest-of-pennsylvania-middle-school-students/ Sexting investigation leads to arrest of Pa. middle school students]</ref> This has also led to increasing the suicide rate among young teens and adolescents. In one such instance, a High school student who was arrested and then threatened with being placed on the sex offender registry for streaking at a football game (by his school principal) hung himself.<ref>[http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/alabama-teen-hangs-days-arrest-streaking-field-high-school-football-game-article-1.1482614 Alabama teen hangs himself days after his arrest for streaking across field during high school football game]</ref>

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	[http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/07/us/colorado-sexting-scandal-canon-city/index.html Sexting scandal: Colorado high school faces felony investigation] (2015)		[http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/07/us/colorado-sexting-scandal-canon-city/index.html Sexting scandal: Colorado high school faces felony investigation] (2015)
	::Students at a Colorado high school exchanged hundreds of naked photos of themselves, prompting a felony investigation by police and the forfeiture of a football game because many players have been implicated in the [[sexting]] scandal, officials said. <ref~~>[http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/07/us/colorado-sexting-scandal-canon-city/index.html Sexting scandal:~~ Colorado ~~high school faces felony investigation, (Michael Martinez, CNN, US)]<~~/~~ref~~>		::Students at a Colorado high school exchanged hundreds of naked photos of themselves, prompting a felony investigation by police and the forfeiture of a football game because many players have been implicated in the [[sexting]] scandal, officials said.<ref Name=Colorado />

	[http://www.cbsnews.com/news/sexting-investigation-leads-to-arrest-of-pennsylvania-middle-school-students/ Sexting investigation leads to arrest of Pa. middle school students] (2015)		[http://www.cbsnews.com/news/sexting-investigation-leads-to-arrest-of-pennsylvania-middle-school-students/ Sexting investigation leads to arrest of Pa. middle school students] (2015)
	:TREDYFFRIN Twp., Pa. -- Police say they have filed charges against three Philadelphia-area middle school students for allegedly distributing intimate photos of other students, according to CBS Philly.<ref~~>[http://www.cbsnews.com/news/sexting-investigation-leads-to-arrest-of-pennsylvania-middle-school-students/ Sexting investigation leads to arrest of~~ Pa~~. middle school students, (CBS News, US)]<~~/~~ref~~>		:TREDYFFRIN Twp., Pa. -- Police say they have filed charges against three Philadelphia-area middle school students for allegedly distributing intimate photos of other students, according to CBS Philly.<ref name=Pa />

	[http://abc7chicago.com/news/joliet-teens-face-child-porn-charges-for-group-sex-video/593899/ Joliet teens charged with child pornography after group sex video posted to Twitter] (2015)		[http://abc7chicago.com/news/joliet-teens-face-child-porn-charges-for-group-sex-video/593899/ Joliet teens charged with child pornography after group sex video posted to Twitter] (2015)

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	{{Quotation\|'''''Unaffiliated site''': [http://www.ethicaltreatment.org/ Ethical Treatment for All Youth: Advocating for the humane and just treatment of children and teenagers accused of violating sex laws]''}}		{{Quotation\|'''''Unaffiliated site''': [http://www.ethicaltreatment.org/ Ethical Treatment for All Youth: Advocating for the humane and just treatment of children and teenagers accused of violating sex laws]''}}

	Society both '''infantilises''' and '''criminalizes''' minors, making them easy prey for the criminal ''justice'' system. Youthful relationships involving small age differences are often prosecuted - leading to a lifelong criminal record, and worse - being placed on the [[sex offender registry]] forever limiting their ability to secure housing and employment as well as imprisonment, often in adult prisons. In the case of offenders age 12 or 13, it is often sexual experimentation with peers or younger kids <ref>[http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-01-03-kid-sex-offenders_N.htm Study: Many sex offenders are kids themselves]</ref> which was once considered ''normal sexual development'' <ref>[http://www.education.com/reference/article/Ref_What_Normal/ What Is Normal Childhood Sexual Development? ]</ref> that has now been criminalized. Many of these crimes relate to [[sexting]] and sending "[[selfie (dictionary)\|selfie]]s" to each other which is considered [[child pornography]].<ref>[http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140618122259.htm Sexting among youth more prevalent than thought? Minors unaware of harsh legal consequences, survey shows]</ref> This has also led to increasing the suicide rate among young teens and adolescents. In one such instance, a High school student who was arrested and then threatened with being placed on the sex offender registry for streaking at a football game (by his school principal) hung himself.<ref>[http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/alabama-teen-hangs-days-arrest-streaking-field-high-school-football-game-article-1.1482614 Alabama teen hangs himself days after his arrest for streaking across field during high school football game]</ref>		Society both '''infantilises''' and '''criminalizes''' minors, making them easy prey for the criminal ''justice'' system. Youthful relationships involving small age differences are often prosecuted - leading to a lifelong criminal record, and worse - being placed on the [[sex offender registry]] forever limiting their ability to secure housing and employment as well as imprisonment, often in adult prisons. In the case of offenders age 12 or 13, it is often sexual experimentation with peers or younger kids <ref>[http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-01-03-kid-sex-offenders_N.htm Study: Many sex offenders are kids themselves]</ref> which was once considered ''normal sexual development'' <ref>[http://www.education.com/reference/article/Ref_What_Normal/ What Is Normal Childhood Sexual Development? ]</ref> that has now been criminalized. Many of these crimes relate to [[sexting]] and sending "[[selfie (dictionary)\|selfie]]s" to each other which is considered [[child pornography]]<ref>[http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140618122259.htm Sexting among youth more prevalent than thought? Minors unaware of harsh legal consequences, survey shows]</ref> and places hundreds, if not thousands, of children on the sex offender registry each year.<ref>[http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/11/09/colorado-s-sexting-nightmare.html Colorado’s Sexting Nightmare]</ref><ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/07/us/colorado-sexting-scandal-canon-city/index.html Sexting scandal: Colorado high school faces felony investigation]</ref><ref>[http://www.cbsnews.com/news/sexting-investigation-leads-to-arrest-of-pennsylvania-middle-school-students/ Sexting investigation leads to arrest of Pa. middle school students]</ref> This has also led to increasing the suicide rate among young teens and adolescents. In one such instance, a High school student who was arrested and then threatened with being placed on the sex offender registry for streaking at a football game (by his school principal) hung himself.<ref>[http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/alabama-teen-hangs-days-arrest-streaking-field-high-school-football-game-article-1.1482614 Alabama teen hangs himself days after his arrest for streaking across field during high school football game]</ref>

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	*[http://www.centerforsexualjustice.org/2014/06/10/how-the-criminalization-of-the-queer-community-affects-us-all/ The Center for Sexual Justice: How the Criminalization of the Queer Community Affects Us All] - The Center for Sexual Justice and the criminalization of gay youth. (Andrew Extein, MSW )		*[http://www.centerforsexualjustice.org/2014/06/10/how-the-criminalization-of-the-queer-community-affects-us-all/ The Center for Sexual Justice: How the Criminalization of the Queer Community Affects Us All] - The Center for Sexual Justice and the criminalization of gay youth. (Andrew Extein, MSW )
	*[http://nationalrsol.org/ Reform Sex Offender Laws, Inc]		*[http://nationalrsol.org/ Reform Sex Offender Laws, Inc]
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	==See also==		==See also==
	*[[Sexting]]		*[[Sexting]]
	*[[Selfie (dictionary)\|~~selfie~~]]		*[[Selfie (dictionary)\|Selfie]]
	*[[SOR problems]] - The adding of children to public registries.		*[[SOR problems]] - The adding of children to public registries.
	*[[Sex offender registry]]		*[[Sex offender registry]]