Child Pornography: An Internet Crime

by Max Taylor and Ethel Quayle

Book Overview

Child pornography, particularly that available via the Internet, has become a cause of huge social concern in recent years. This book examines the reality behind the often hysterical media coverage of the topic. Drawing on extensive new research findings, it examines how child pornography is used on the Internet and the social context in which such use occurs, and develops a model of offending behaviour to better help understand and deal with the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1583912444
• ISBN13: 9781583912447
• Release Date: February 2003
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.5" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

a very good book

The book is very well researched and very well written. The authors explore not only the user of child pornogrphy on the Internet, but the psychology of collecting in general and the topic of computer addiction in general. They are quick to relate these topics to the topic at hand. The authors are cautious against making unwarranted assumptions. They recognize the difference between child pornography and child erotica. In reply to Mr. Mankoff's question, the authors do not assume that all porno collectors are molesters. In fact, they explore the question of whether or not porno prevents contact crimes. Just in case anyone is interested in using the book as a manual on accessing Internet child [...], the authors purposely omit any such information.