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Refining child pornography law : crime, language, and social consequences / edited by Carissa Byrne Hessick.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Law, meaning, and violence
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Child pornography--United States.
- Child pornography.
- United States.
- Child abuse--Law and legislation--United States.
- Child abuse.
- Child abuse--Law and legislation.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Place of Publication:
- Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, [2016]
- System Details:
- text file
- 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. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- Part I Defining Child Pornography Crimes
- A Constitutional Issues
- 1 The Context and Content of New York v. Ferber / James Weinstein Weinstein, James 19
- 2 Setting Definitional Limits for the Child Pornography Exception / Carissa Byrne Hessick Hessick, Carissa Byrne 57
- B Consequences of the Legal Definition
- 3 The "Dost Test" in Child Pornography Law: "Trial by Rorschach Test" / Amy Adler Adler, Amy 81
- 4 The Language of Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation / Mary Graw Leary Leary, Mary Graw 109
- Part II Refining Child Pornography Law
- A The Special Case of Possession
- 5 Questioning the Modern Criminal Justice Focus on Child Pornography Possession / Carissa Byrne Hessick Hessick, Carissa Byrne 147
- 6 The Dignitary Harm of Child Pornography-From Producers to Possessors / Audrey Rogers Rogers, Audrey 165
- 7 Not Just "Kiddie Porn": The Significant Harms from Child Pornography Possession / Paul G. Cassell Cassell, Paul G., James R. Marsh Marsh, James R., Jeremy M. Christiansen Christiansen, Jeremy M. 187
- B Child Pornography Definitions at Work
- 8 Challenges in Investigations and Prosecutions of Child Pornography Crimes / Wendy Walsh Walsh, Wendy, Melissa Wells Wells, Melissa, Janis Wolak Wolak, Janis 215
- 9 A Critical Evaluation of the Federal Sentencing Guidelines for Child Pornography Offenses / Troy Stabenow Stabenow, Troy 235
- 10 Political and Empirical Controversies Threaten the Federal Child Pornography Guidelines / Melissa Hamilton Hamilton, Melissa 261.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on information from the publisher.
- ISBN:
- 9780472119769
- 9780472121663
- Publisher Number:
- 10.3998/mpub.8822605
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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