Pornography and The Criminal Justice System / Edition 1

by Carmen M. Cusack

Overview

This volume assembles hundreds of cases and studies to provide the most accurate and comprehensive picture of the status of pornography in the criminal justice system. Presenting high-level research in an accessible and organized manner, it explores a range of topics, including investigating and prosecuting a case, arguments favoring and opposing decriminalization of pornography, and relationships between pornography, mental disorders, and crime. It also examines criminal justice responses and international laws, policies, attitudes, and definitions of pornography in comparison to those of the United States.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781482260014
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/03/2014
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	290
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Carmen M. Cusack holds a BA cum laude from Florida International University (FIU), a JD from FIU, and a PhD in criminal justice specializing in behavioral science from Nova Southeastern University. She has taught criminal justice at universities throughout Florida and Alaska. Her forthcoming publication is entitled Animals and Criminal Justice (Transaction Publishers, 2015). She is the editor of Journal of Law and Social Deviance and serves as an editor for The Qualitative Report and Journal of Men's Studies. She has published several research articles relevant to Pornography and the Criminal Justice System.

Table of Contents

Philosophical and Jurisprudential Underpinnings. Pornography in the U. S. Criminal Justice System. Obscenity. Pornography Production and the U. S. Criminal Justice System. Children, Pornography, and the Law. Pornography and Viewers’ Crime. Relationship Between Pornography and Trafficking. Commonalities and Comorbidities Within Child Pornography. Prosecution. Illegal Pornography, Cyberspace, and Technology. The Pornography Business and Crime. Family Law and Pornography. Public Pornography. Unintended Pornography. Bestiality. Simulations. Fantasies and Free Speech. Punishments for Pornography. Crooked Members of the Criminal Justice System. Evidence. Pornography Addiction, Retribution, and Rehabilitation. International and Comparative. The Future. Index.

Editorial Reviews

"… an exceptionally comprehensive survey of many different dimensions of pornography. … the author identifies various court rulings, case outcomes, and such matters as police investigations, federal and state punishments, criminal justice personnel as perpetrators, and evidentiary standards on the topic. Altogether, this book provides a starting point for more in-depth exploration of various aspects of pornography. References are quite extensive and useful. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above."
—D. O. Friedrichs, University of Scranton

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