Overview

The Internet has changed the way we know our world, but it brings dangers as well as positive effects, especially for children. This book asks how we can police the Internet effectively and where the responsibility for this should lie. Investigating the roles of family, community and society as a whole in relation to this issue, it examines different methods of policing children's Internet usage using case studies from the US. The text addresses such issues as: who should define what is appropriate and for what age-group, and whether technology providers and policy-makers should take the lead, or whether it should be left to individuals to decide.

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Author:   National Research Council ,  Computer Science and Telecommunications Board ,  Committee to Study Tools and Strategies for Protecting Kids from Pornography and Their Applicability to Other Inappropriate Internet Content ,  Herbert S. Lin
Publisher:   National Academies Press
Imprint:   National Academies Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.789kg
ISBN:  

9780309082747

ISBN 10:   0309082749
Pages:   480
Publication Date:   31 August 2002
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

1 Front Matter; 2 Executive Summary; 3 1. Introduction; 4 2. Technology; 5 3. The Adult Online Entertainment Industry; 6 4. Legal and Regulatory Issues; 7 5. Children, Media, and Exposure to Sexually Explicit Material; 8 6. The Research Base on the Impact of Exposure to Sexually Explicit Material: What Theory and Empirical Studies Offer; 9 7. Beyond the Science: Perspectives on Impact and the Public Debate; 10 8. Approaches to Protection from Inappropriate Material; 11 9. Legal and Regulatory Tools; 12 10. Social and Educational Strategies to Develop Personal and Community Responsibility; 13 11. A Perspective on Technology-Based Tools; 14 12. Technology-Based Tools for Users; 15 13. Technology-Based Tools Available to Non-End Users; 16 14. Findings, Conclusions, and Future Needs; 17 Appendix A: Information-Gathering Sessions of the Committee; 18 Appendix B: Glossary and Acronyms; 19 Appendix C: Selected Technology Issues; 20 Appendix D: Site Visit Synthesis; 21 Appendix E: Biographies; 22 Index

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Dick Thornburgh and Herbert S. Lin, Editors, Committee to Study Tools and Strategies for Protecting Kids from Pornography and Their Applicability to Other Inappropriate Internet Content, National Research Council

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