Article
Delineating victims from perpetrators: Prosecuting self-produced child pornography in Youth Criminal Justice Systems
International Journal of Cyber Criminology
(2018)
Abstract
Video recording technology advancements and accessibility has been paralleled by a growth in self-produced child pornography (SPCP). Although social and judicial attention has been given to instances of teenage sexting, Internet-based forms of SPCP, such as webcam/website sex tourism, have almost been ignored. While some of the proposed legislation reform has referenced video-based SPCP, the majority has focused on SPCP distributed through cellular phones; excluding that which is manifested online or through entrepreneurial efforts. The purpose of this article is to introduce non-sexting SPCP, using the case study of Justin Berry (in the United States), and to propose a broad punishment, education, and counseling response from youth criminal justice systems (YCJS). Recommendations are meant as a starting point, framed with multiple YCJS structures, the duality of victim and perpetrator, the justice and welfare approaches to juvenile justice, and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child in mind.
Keywords
- Child pornography,
- Self-produced,
- Juvenile sex offender,
- Policy,
- Internet
Disciplines
Publication Date
October, 2018
DOI
10.5281/zenodo.1467907
Publisher Statement
This article was published in the International Journal of Cyber Criminology, volume 12, issue 1, 2018, and can also be found at this link.
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Citation Information
Bryce Garreth Westlake. "Delineating victims from perpetrators: Prosecuting self-produced child pornography in Youth Criminal Justice Systems" International Journal of Cyber Criminology Vol. 12 Iss. 1 (2018) p. 255 - 268 ISSN: 0974-2891 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/bryce_westlake/13/
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