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Child Pornography
I n this paper, I would try to determine the nature, extent, and impact of pornography in the United States, and to find some recommendations concerning more effective ways in which the spread of pornography could be contained, consistent with constitutional guarantees. The dimension of pornography is very broad, since the evidence on the relationship between exposure to pornographic materials and antisocial behavior is narrow, unless we looked in a larger context at the entire phenomenon of pornography. I have tried to examine carefully the nature of the industry, the social, moral, political, and scientific concerns relating to the regulation of that industry, the relationship between law enforcement and other methods of social control, and a host of other topics that are inextricably linked with law enforcement issues. It is the mission of the Federal Bureau of Investigation 's (FBI) Crimes Against Children (CAC) Program to provide a quick and effective response to all incidences of crimes against children. Making this a priority increases the number of victimized children safely recovered and reduces the level of crime in which children are targets.
WHAT IS PORNOGRAPHY?
Generally, child pornography (sometimes referred to as CP, child porn, KP, or kiddie porn) is an illegal form of pornography, featuring minors. The term "child" is defined for this purpose by each country 's child pornography laws. In the United States, child pornography is prohibited under both federal and state laws with some state laws including more or less restrictive definitions compared with federal law. Under federal law, child pornography is defined as visual depiction of minors (i.e. under 18) engaged in a sex act such as intercourse, oral sex, or masturbation as well as the lascivious depictions of the genitals. Various federal courts in the 1980s and 1990s have concluded that "lewd" or "lascivious" depiction of the genitals does not require the genitals to be uncovered. Thus,



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