Child Pornography La and Policy [Paperback]

Child Pornography: Law and Policydraws on interdisciplinary work in order to critically address the law relating to child pornography. Child pornography is recognized as a specific form of child abuse and there are now many national, and international, efforts to tackle it. Yet despite these efforts, the volume of child pornography, particularly on the internet, is increasing. The law has reacted to this situation by adapting its definitions, increasing sentences and providing new powers to law enforcement. It is, however, unclear how far the law should extend. What should the relationship be between criminalization and free-speech? Is there a link between the use of child pornography and contact offending? The issue of child pornography has been the subject of considerable literature in the areas of psychology, sociology and psychiatry. These studies provide the basis for a greater understanding of the nature of child pornography, as well as the profiles and behaviour of those who access or produce such material. Child Pornography: Law and Policybrings this wider literature to bear on the legal and policy frameworks relating to child pornography, questioning both the appropriateness and the effectiveness of the law in this context.

1. Introduction  Part 1: Definitions  2. What is child pornography?  3. Indecent Photographs of Children  4. Other Legal Definitions  5. Virtual Child Pornography  Part 2: Offending  6. Indecent Photographs  7. Other Approaches to Child Pornography Offences  8. Non-Photographic Prohibited Images  9. Young People and Child Pornography  10. Sentencing Child Pornography Offenders  Part 3: Policing Child Pornography  11. The International Dimension  12. Policing Child Pornography &nbl��