Overview
This volume assembles hundreds of cases and studies to provide the most accurate and comprehensive picture of the status of pornography in the criminal justice system. Presenting high-level research in an accessible and organized manner, it explores a range of topics, including investigating and prosecuting a case, arguments favoring and opposing decriminalization of pornography, and relationships between pornography, mental disorders, and crime. It also examines criminal justice responses and international laws, policies, attitudes, and definitions of pornography in comparison to those of the United States.
Full Product Details
Author: Carmen M. Cusack
Publisher: Apple Academic Press Inc.
Imprint: Apple Academic Press Inc.
Dimensions:
Width: 15.60cm
, Height: 1.80cm
, Length: 23.40cm
Weight: 0.408kg
ISBN: 9781482260014
ISBN 10: 1482260018
Pages: 290
Publication Date: 03 December 2014
Audience:
College/higher education
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College/higher education
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Undergraduate
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
... an exceptionally comprehensive survey of many different dimensions of pornography. ... the author identifies various court rulings, case outcomes, and such matters as police investigations, federal and state punishments, criminal justice personnel as perpetrators, and evidentiary standards on the topic. Altogether, this book provides a starting point for more in-depth exploration of various aspects of pornography. References are quite extensive and useful. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above. -D. O. Friedrichs, University of Scranton
... an exceptionally comprehensive survey of many different dimensions of pornography. ... the author identifies various court rulings, case outcomes, and such matters as police investigations, federal and state punishments, criminal justice personnel as perpetrators, and evidentiary standards on the topic. Altogether, this book provides a starting point for more in-depth exploration of various aspects of pornography. References are quite extensive and useful. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above. -D. O. Friedrichs, University of Scranton
Author Information
Carmen M. Cusack holds a BA cum laude from Florida International University (FIU), a JD from FIU, and a PhD in criminal justice specializing in behavioral science from Nova Southeastern University. She has taught criminal justice at universities throughout Florida and Alaska. Her forthcoming publication is entitled Animals and Criminal Justice (Transaction Publishers, 2015). She is the editor of Journal of Law and Social Deviance and serves as an editor for The Qualitative Report and Journal of Men’s Studies. She has published several research articles relevant to Pornography and the Criminal Justice System.
