Refining child pornography law : crime, language, and social consequences

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KF9323 .R44 2016 c. 2
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KF9323 .R44 2016
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Summary

The legal definition of child pornography is, at best, unclear. In part because of this ambiguity and in part because of the nature of the crime itself, the prosecution and sentencing of perpetrators, the protection of and restitution for victims, and the means for preventing repeat offenses are deeply controversial. In Refining Child Pornography Law , experts in law, sociology, and social work examine child pornography law and its consequences in an effort to clarify the questions and begin to formulate answers. Focusing on the roles of language and crime definition, the contributors discuss the increasing visibility child pornography plays in the national conversation about child safety, and present a range of views regarding the punishment of those who produce, distribute, and possess materials that may be considered child pornography.

Contents

  • Introduction p. 1 Carissa Byrne Hessick
  • Part I Defining Child Pornography Crimes
  • A Constitutional Issues
  • 1 The Context and Content of New York v. Ferber p. 19 James Weinstein
  • 2 Setting Definitional Limits for the Child Pornography Exception p. 57 Carissa Byrne Hessick
  • B Consequences of the Legal Definition
  • 3 The "Dost Test" in Child Pornography Law: "Trial by Rorschach Test" p. 81 Amy Adler
  • 4 The Language of Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation p. 109 Mary Graw Leary
  • Part II Refining Child Pornography Law
  • A The Special Case of Possession
  • 5 Questioning the Modern Criminal Justice Focus on Child Pornography Possession p. 147 Carissa Byrne Hessick
  • 6 The Dignitary Harm of Child Pornography-From Producers to Possessors p. 165 Audrey Rogers
  • 7 Not Just "Kiddie Porn": The Significant Harms from Child Pornography Possession p. 187 Paul G. Cassell and James R. Marsh and Jeremy M. Christiansen
  • B Child Pornography Definitions at Work
  • 8 Challenges in Investigations and Prosecutions of Child Pornography Crimes p. 215 Wendy Walsh and Melissa Wells and Janis Wolak
  • 9 A Critical Evaluation of the Federal Sentencing Guidelines for Child Pornography Offenses p. 235 Troy Stabenow
  • 10 Political and Empirical Controversies Threaten the Federal Child Pornography Guidelines p. 261 Melissa Hamilton
  • Contributors p. 285
  • Index p. 291

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