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Trends & issues in crime and criminal justice
No. 279: A typology of online child pornography offending
Tony Krone
ISBN 0 642 53843 3 ; ISSN 0817-8542
July 2004
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Abstract
The internet has increased the range, volume and accessibility of sexually abusive imagery, including child pornography. Child pornography depicts the sexual or sexualised physical abuse of children under 16 years of age. Australia has joined many other nations in an international effort to combat this multi-faceted global menace that combines both heavily networked and highly individualised criminal behaviour. This paper outlines the legal definition of child pornography and Australian laws relating to this, and presents a typology of online child pornography offending. Implications for law enforcement responses are also discussed. This work is a result of a collaborative program between the Australian Institute of Criminology and the Australian High Tech Crime Centre.
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