Abstract
Presents findings from the FBI’s National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS). By collecting data on pornography/obscene material offenses from law enforcement jurisdictions, NIBRS enables researchers to draw conclusions about the number, locations, and characteristics of these crimes. NIBRS data suggest that approximately 2,900 crime incidents of pornography with juvenile involvement were known to state and local police in 2000; these offenses most often were committed by a lone adult male offender, occurred in a residence, and did not involve a computer. Currently, NIBRS data represent about 14 percent of the population. As more jurisdictions support uniform reporting of accurate data to NIBRS and as its codes become more refined, NIBRS will become even more useful in identifying and tracking trends in child pornography.
Department
Crimes Against Children Research Center, Sociology
Publication Date
12-2004
Journal Title
Juvenile Justice Bulletin
Publisher
United States Department of Justice
Document Type
Article
Recommended Citation
Finkelhor, David and Ormrod, Richard. Child Pornography: Patterns From NIBRS. Juvenile Justice Bulletin-NCJ204911 (pgs. 1-8). Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office.