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Child Pornography, Prostitution And Predators: Has The Internet Placed Our Children At Risk?

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INTRODUCTION

Child exploitation and abuse is not a new phenomenon and has occurred since the beginning of time in all societies irrespective of culture, race, ethnicity, economic strength, religion and many other factors. The abuse of children can take many forms including physical abuse, emotional abuse, sexual abuse and neglect. Nearly one million children are victims of child abuse and neglect in the United States each year. Every day nearly four children die as a result of abuse and neglect, most under the age of five. Globally, the number of maltreated children, the various ways in which they are maltreated and the differing ways in which societies define maltreatment or abuse make it difficult to enact standards which protect children from abuse and maltreatment. The molestation and sexual exploitation of children has been identified as a major public health issue. One in four girls and at least one in ten boys are sexually abused in some way by the age of 18.

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Psychological and Behavioral Characteristics of Child Pornography Offenders in Treatment

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Abstract

Child pornography (CP) offenders represent one of the fastest growing groups in the criminal justice system. These offenders often present with diverse backgrounds that differ from most criminal groups. Many have no prior criminal history. Some are deeply immersed in highly sophisticated criminal networks involving the sexual abuse and exploitation of children. Understanding the diversity of these offenders is crucial to the development of effective public policy. This paper provides an overview of the results of a study that examined the incidence of hands-on sexual criminality, crossover behavior, and the onset of (online and offline) sexual criminality among a sample of CP offenders who participated in a prison-based treatment program. The paper concludes with recommendations for a research agenda based on existing empirical and theoretical work in other, but related, areas of study. Introduction Child pornography offenders, the vast majority of whom are first time offenders, have been entering the criminal justice system at an alarming rate for the past two

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The History Of The Child Pornography Guidelines

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I. Introduction

The United States Sentencing Commission (“Commission”) was created by Congress to “establish sentencing policies and practices for the Federal criminal justice system” that implement the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 (“SRA”), including the purposes of sentencing enumerated at 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a)(2). In establishing such policies and practices, principally 2 through the promulgation of federal sentencing guidelines and policy statements, the Commission’s efforts are guided by the substantive and procedural requirements of the SRA and other congressional sentencing legislation. The SRA directs that the Commission “periodically shall review and revise, in consideration of comments and data coming to its attention, the guidelines.” To this end, the Commission has established a review of the child pornography guidelines as a policy priority for the guidelines amendment cycle ending May 1, 2010. This report is the first step in the Commission’s work on this priority. Congress has been particularly active over the last decade creating new offenses, increasing penalties,

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