Refining Child Pornography Law :   Crime, Language, and Social Consequences /  
edited by Carissa Byrne Hessick. 
 - 1 online resource (308 pages). 
 - Law, meaning, and violence .
 - Book collections on Project MUSE. .
<br/><br/> The context and content of New York v. Ferber /  Setting definitional limits for the child pornography exception /  The "Dost Test" in child pornography law : "trial by Rorschach Test" /  The language of child sexual abuse and exploitation /  Questioning the modern criminal justice focus on child pornography possession /  The dignitary harm of child pornography : from producers to possessors /  Not just "kiddie porn" : the significant harms from child pornography possession /  Challenges in investigations and prosecutions of child pornography crimes /  A critical evaluation of the Federal Sentencing Guidelines for child pornography offenses /  Political and empirical controversies threaten the federal child pornography guidelines /  James Weinstein --  Carissa Byrne Hessick --  Amy Adler --  Mary Graw Leary --  Carissa Byrne Hessick --  Audrey Rogers --  Paul G. Cassell, James R. Marsh, and Jeremy M. Christiansen --  Wendy Walsh, Melissa Wells, and Janis Wolak --  Troy Stabenow --  Melissa Hamilton.  Part 1. Defining child pornography crimes:  Part 2. Refining child pornography law: 
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<br/><br/> 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 an effort to clarify the questions and begin to formulate answers, in this volume, experts in law, sociology, and social examine child pornography law and its consequences. Focusing on the roles of language and crime definition, the contributors present a range of views about the increasingly visible role that child pornography plays in the national conversation on child safety, as well as the wisdom of the punishment of those who produce, distribute, and possess materials which may be considered child pornography. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780472900640 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Child pornography.<br/>Child abuse--Law and legislation.<br/>LAW--Criminal Law--General.<br/>LAW--Child Advocacy.<br/>Enfants dans la pornographie--États-Unis.<br/>Erotica--legislation & jurisprudence<br/>Child abuse--Law and legislation--United States.<br/>Child pornography--United States.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.