Prosecution Dilemmas and Challenges for Child Pornography Crimes: TheThird National Juvenile OnlineVictimization Study (NJOV‐3)

Authors

Wendy A. Walsh, University of New Hampshire - Main CampusFollow
Janis Wolak, University of New Hampshire - Main CampusFollow
David Finkelhor, University of New Hampshire - Main CampusFollow

Abstract

Abstract

Results from the National Juvenile Online Victimization (N‐ JOV) Prosecutor Study indicate that prosecutors use a mix of strategies to handle defendants who possess large amounts of child pornography (CP). Prosecutors reported difficulties with computer forensics and the police investigation, but not so much with defense strategies. One‐quarter of prosecutors who dealt with CP cases had one that went in front of a jury in the past 2 years. Nearly half of prosecutors would like clearer guidelines about the types of CP cases accepted for federal prosecution.

Department

Crimes Against Children Research Center, Psychology

Publication Date

2013

Publisher

Crimes against Children Research Center

Document Type

Article

Recommended Citation

Walsh, W., Wolak, J., & Finkelhor, D. (2013). Prosecution dilemmas and challenges for child pornography crimes: The Third National Juvenile Online Victimization Study (NJOV-3). Durham, NH: Crimes against Children Research Center.