This is a step in that direction. It's like this. It it is on the books as a crime; some sheriffs and DAs will charge the child. That is just how it is. And let's not forget how badly people in general are stigmatized once they step in the back of a squad car. To the cops on the beat, that child is just another child offender. The cops on patrol treat them the same as they would a kid vandalizing a school and selling pot. By decriminalizing the underage victim, the child leaves with child services instead of the PD. It is just a better way to start the process of removing the child from the situation.
further reading on the subject that I haven't fully read :
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krisspykriss ago
This is a step in that direction. It's like this. It it is on the books as a crime; some sheriffs and DAs will charge the child. That is just how it is. And let's not forget how badly people in general are stigmatized once they step in the back of a squad car. To the cops on the beat, that child is just another child offender. The cops on patrol treat them the same as they would a kid vandalizing a school and selling pot. By decriminalizing the underage victim, the child leaves with child services instead of the PD. It is just a better way to start the process of removing the child from the situation.
further reading on the subject that I haven't fully read :
http://www.unh.edu/ccrc/pdf/CV62Bulletin.pdf
https://rights4girls.org/wp-content/uploads/r4g/2015/02/JJ-Trafficking-July-2016.pdf
https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R43677.pdf
https://www.ovc.gov/publications/factshts/cevcjr.htm