Sexting & Youth: What you should know

John Freund, CM
April 16, 2010

Nancy Willard, M.S., J.D.  of the Center for Safe and Responsible Internet Use outlines the research findings about this phenomena, discusses the concerns about current degree of overreaction, addresses legal issues, and provides recommendations for changes in criminal statutes and for the establishment of an effective multidisciplinary approachto investigate and intervene in these situations.


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2 Comments

  1. Georgia Hedrick

    Ok. Now you have reached my level of duh. Whatever is ‘sexting’? gh

  2. jbf

    “Sexting” is an alarming phenomenon among teens of sending explicit photos of themselves via their phones. And as the article points out it is now even being done by a segment of the senior population.
    I posted the article because there is so much hype in some areas and so little awareness in others.