EMERGING ISSUES IN INTERNET CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CASES: BALANCING ACTS

摘要

Twenty-first century crime demands 21st century policing, prosecution, and sentencing. Investigating and prosecuting computer-facilitated crimes against children, such as child pornography on the Internet and online luring and abduction, demands highly specialized skills and knowledge. The detectives who investigate these crimes, the prosecutors who bring the cases to trial, and the judges who pass sentence on these offenders must be aware of both cutting-edge technology issues and unique questions of law that arise in connection with this specialized field. This article will initially focus on technology-based probable cause matters, then examine discovery issues, and conclude with a brief examination of probation conditions that may be imposed on those with child pornography convictions.