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Conference Papers

Pornography, Sex Crime, and Public Policy

Berl Kutchinsky

Published in:
Sex industry and public policy : proceedings of a conference held 6-8 May 1991
Sally-Anne Gerull and Boronia Halstead (eds)
ISBN 0 642 18291 4 ; ISSN 1034-5086
Canberra : Australian Institute of Criminology, 1992
(AIC Conference Proceedings; no. 14)

Abstract

Kutchinsky outlines the historical development of pornography as well as its place in Danish society. He then examines the effects of pornography on sex crimes, in particular rape. He reports on a study of rape and other sexual and violent crimes, in Denmark, Sweden, West Germany and the United States, and concludes that the availability of pornography has not led to increased sexual violence.