This book examines the ongoing market for child pornography and its ramifications for criminal justice systems around the world. It is based on an extensive review of academic literature and newspaper coverage, a sampling of websites frequented by those with a sexual interest in children, a survey of how police investigate these offenses, the examination of prosecutors' decisions, and interviews with judges. It provides a framework for understanding the contemporary nature of this problem, especially the harms it causes, its intimate relationship with new technologies, and the challenges it poses to law enforcement authorities. The internet plays a pivotal role. Its sheer size, the anarchic way it grows, the lack of any boundaries to its expansion, and its disregard for national borders make it an environment without parallel. An unwavering focus on the threat of sexual abuse has contributed to the emergence of a context where routine dealings with children are viewed through a 'pedophiliac' lens. This can have the unfortunate consequence of distracting attention from more urgent concerns — such as poverty and neglect — which make children vulnerable to sexual exploitation. In this way, an emphasis on the sexualization of children could be said to aggravate the problem that it sets out to address. The book contains new qualitative and quantitative information set against a background of shifting international developments, and is a comprehensive analysis of child pornography issues in all of their complexity, including legal, psychological, criminal justice, and social perspectives.
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'This book provides an excellent overview of the current situation relating to child pornography on the internet, is an extremely interesting, topical and illuminating read.' − Kim Stevenson, University of Plymouth
'This is a well written, thoughtful, and highly recommended book.' − Philip Wane, Nottingham Trent University
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