Child pornography

The term child pornography (sometimes referred to as kiddie porn) generally refers to pornography featuring a child; however, the precise definition of "pornography" and "child" varies by region and country. It is widely prohibited by law, and faces the disapproval of most members of society.

External links

• Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography at Law-Ref.org - fully indexed and crosslinked with other documents
• Young men 'download illegal porn'
• Attorney General's Commission on Pornography. Final Report. July 1986 U.S. Department of Justice, Washington D.C. 20530.
• Nudist/Naturist Hall of Shame - listing of child pornographers and sex predators operating in nudist environments and on the internet

Laws

• Criminal Code of Canada, Section 163, Definition of "Child Pornography"
• United States Code, 18 USC § 2256
• United Kingdom, Protection of Children Act 1978, Criminal Justice Act 1988, s. 160, Sexual Offences Act 2003, ss. 48, 49 & 50

Law enforcement organizations

• U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division, Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section
• Federal Bureau of Investigation Investigative Programs - Crimes Against Children
• U.S. Postal Inspection Service: Mailing of Child Pornography

Other investigating organizations

• Association of Sites Advocating Child Protection (ASACP)
• National Center for Missing & Exploited Children Cyber Tipline
• ViSOR UK (Violent and Sexual Offenders Register)

Discussions

• "The Trade in Child Pornography" by Jan Schuijer and Benjamin Rossen, Institute for Psychological Therapies Journal, volume 4, 1992. Discusses what it considers to be hysteria regarding the amount and nature of child pornography.
• "The Claptrap Over Child Porn" by Jim Peron, The Laissez Faire Electronic Times:
• Part 1: The Political Exploitation of Statistics (vol. 2, no. 18, May 5, 2003)
• Part 2: The US Government Enters the Child Porn Business (vol. 2, no. 19, May 12, 2003)