Jamie L Small
Biographic Data
| ID | 3742859 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jamie L Small |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jamie L |
| FAMILY NAME | Small |
| SIGNATURE | SMALL J L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Dayton |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0364-1324 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 22 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Jocks Gone Wild
The enactment of sexual violence is a key mechanism in the reproduction of masculinity. Yet most previous research examines the victimization of women and girls, even though men and boys do sometimes experience sexual violence. I take the case of sexual bullying on a high school athletic team to investigate the legal construction of teenaged boys' sexual victimization. I examine the police investigation and subsequent prosecution of five youths w…
Sorting Sexualities
Conceptualizing Consent
In the wake of rape law reforms, lack of sexual consent emerged as a key element that defined sexual contact as criminal. Its presence modified the requirement of force or threat of violence, and it gained traction in campaigns to eradicate sexual assault. Little is known, however, about how prosecutors assess consent. In this article, I use the case of statutory rape to better understand the legal construction of sexual consent. By focusing on a…
Constructing Sexual Harm
Sociologists have identified many factors that mitigate the progressive effects of the legal mobilization to end sexual violence. Within this body of research, however, there is little interrogation about the social construction of sexual harm. I use the case of child sexual abuse to investigate how prosecutors make sense of sexual harm. Data are qualitative interviews with 43 prosecutors. Findings reveal that prosecutors use a framework of sexua…
Classing Sex Offenders
As public awareness of and concern about sexual victimization has increased in recent decades, stigmatization of sex offenders has also increased considerably. Contemporary sex offender policies transform discrete criminal behaviors into lifelong social identities. Although there is much debate about the efficacy and constitutionality of such policies, we know little about how the category of "sex offender" is constituted in the first place. In t…
Trafficking in Truth
Trafficking in Truth:Media, Sexuality, and Human RightsEvidence Jamie L. Small In 2005, the Swedish government distributed five hundred copies of Ltlja 4-Ever (2002), a film on sexual trafficking, to NGOs in the former Soviet Union and southeastern Europe. In addition to estab lishing educational and cultural relationships with other nations, Swedish politicians and filmmakers intended the mass distribution of Lilja 4-Ever to educate vulnerable g…
Classing Sex Offenders
As public awareness of and concern about sexual victimization has increased in recent decades, stigmatization of sex offenders has also increased considerably. Contemporary sex offender policies transform discrete criminal behaviors into lifelong social identities. Although there is much debate about the efficacy and constitutionality of such policies, we know little about how the category of "sex offender" is constituted in the first place. In t…
Constructing Sexual Harm
Sociologists have identified many factors that mitigate the progressive effects of the legal mobilization to end sexual violence. Within this body of research, however, there is little interrogation about the social construction of sexual harm. I use the case of child sexual abuse to investigate how prosecutors make sense of sexual harm. Data are qualitative interviews with 43 prosecutors. Findings reveal that prosecutors use a framework of sexua…
Trafficking in Truth
Trafficking in Truth:Media, Sexuality, and Human RightsEvidence Jamie L. Small In 2005, the Swedish government distributed five hundred copies of Ltlja 4-Ever (2002), a film on sexual trafficking, to NGOs in the former Soviet Union and southeastern Europe. In addition to estab lishing educational and cultural relationships with other nations, Swedish politicians and filmmakers intended the mass distribution of Lilja 4-Ever to educate vulnerable g…
Conceptualizing Consent
In the wake of rape law reforms, lack of sexual consent emerged as a key element that defined sexual contact as criminal. Its presence modified the requirement of force or threat of violence, and it gained traction in campaigns to eradicate sexual assault. Little is known, however, about how prosecutors assess consent. In this article, I use the case of statutory rape to better understand the legal construction of sexual consent. By focusing on a…
Jocks Gone Wild
The enactment of sexual violence is a key mechanism in the reproduction of masculinity. Yet most previous research examines the victimization of women and girls, even though men and boys do sometimes experience sexual violence. I take the case of sexual bullying on a high school athletic team to investigate the legal construction of teenaged boys' sexual victimization. I examine the police investigation and subsequent prosecution of five youths w…
Trafficking in Truth
Trafficking in Truth:Media, Sexuality, and Human RightsEvidence Jamie L. Small In 2005, the Swedish government distributed five hundred copies of Ltlja 4-Ever (2002), a film on sexual trafficking, to NGOs in the former Soviet Union and southeastern Europe. In addition to estab lishing educational and cultural relationships with other nations, Swedish politicians and filmmakers intended the mass distribution of Lilja 4-Ever to educate vulnerable g…
Classing Sex Offenders
As public awareness of and concern about sexual victimization has increased in recent decades, stigmatization of sex offenders has also increased considerably. Contemporary sex offender policies transform discrete criminal behaviors into lifelong social identities. Although there is much debate about the efficacy and constitutionality of such policies, we know little about how the category of "sex offender" is constituted in the first place. In t…
Constructing Sexual Harm
Sociologists have identified many factors that mitigate the progressive effects of the legal mobilization to end sexual violence. Within this body of research, however, there is little interrogation about the social construction of sexual harm. I use the case of child sexual abuse to investigate how prosecutors make sense of sexual harm. Data are qualitative interviews with 43 prosecutors. Findings reveal that prosecutors use a framework of sexua…
Conceptualizing Consent
In the wake of rape law reforms, lack of sexual consent emerged as a key element that defined sexual contact as criminal. Its presence modified the requirement of force or threat of violence, and it gained traction in campaigns to eradicate sexual assault. Little is known, however, about how prosecutors assess consent. In this article, I use the case of statutory rape to better understand the legal construction of sexual consent. By focusing on a…
Jocks Gone Wild
The enactment of sexual violence is a key mechanism in the reproduction of masculinity. Yet most previous research examines the victimization of women and girls, even though men and boys do sometimes experience sexual violence. I take the case of sexual bullying on a high school athletic team to investigate the legal construction of teenaged boys' sexual victimization. I examine the police investigation and subsequent prosecution of five youths w…
Sorting Sexualities
Criminology (5 works) · Law (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Gender Studies (4 works) · Human sexuality (4 works) · Poison control (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Sociology (4 works)