This study proposes that the family structures associated with risk — single - mother, step - parent, and cohabiting — influence early
sexual debut due to family instability, including shifts in family structure and maternal dating, which can undermine parental control and transmit messages about the acceptability of nonmarital sex.
In the weeks since the series
debuted, there has been an Internet firestorm that has included countless opinions on whether or not justice was truly served and whether Avery may have suffered the second wrongful conviction of his life (he previously spent 18 years in prison for a
sexual assault conviction that was later overturned
due to new DNA evidence).