The Medical-Legal Construction of Child Sexual Violence in the United States of America: Theories, Practices and Strategies of Control

Authors

  • Herbert Rodrigues USP

Keywords:

child, pedophilia, legal system, psychiatry, social control

Abstract

The article presents aspects of the debate on child sexual violence in the USA over the last three decades. The analysis focuses on the medical-legal construction of the issue of pedophilia. The main objective is to present the current debate through an analysis of the medical literature, legal ordering, the systems that assess of sex offenders, and the digital platforms that publicize information about sex offenders. The  discussion of this material is important for understanding the historical and social ramifications and the meanings of the disputed concept of pedophilia.

Author Biography

Herbert Rodrigues, USP

É pesquisador do Núcleo de Estudos da Violência (NEV) da Universidade de São Paulo (USP, Brasil) e foi Visiting Scholar na University of Massachusetts (Umass/Amherst, EUA). É doutor pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Sociologia (PPGS) da USP, mestre pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Antropologia Social (PPGAS) da USP e graduado em ciências sociais pela mesma universidade.

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Published

2017-12-20

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 3 (2017): SET/OUT/NOV/DEZ

Section

Articles

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