1. Michael Rendon
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Abstract
The wickedproblemof internetchildpornographyisamajorproblemthatisthe basisof
our whole course.Thisparticularpaperistobe utilizedtoexamine the fourmaindisciplinesI
wishto examine andhowtheyhelpusgeta betterunderstandingof the complex problemat
hand.My disciplinesthatIchoose toexamine are law,history,economics,andpsychology.
From the perspectiveof the lawhowdowe stopthe problemfromthe top of the chain of the
liability,orinotherwordshowdo we penalize the creatorssomuch,so thatno one will wantto
committhishorrendousoffence?Fromthe historicside of it,how dowe change historysothat
adultsno longercommitthese actsandwe can stop the injusticesthatdeviate oursociety?From
the viewof economists,howcanwe preventthese thingsfrombeingproducedif there are buyers
somewhere?Lastlyfromthe psychologyperspective whatdoesthe viewergainfromviewing
thishorrendousmaterial?
Akdeniz,Yaman.“InternetChildPornographyandthe Law: National and
International”Burlington,VT(2008)
The author examinesthe lawpertainingtoourwickedproblemof childpornography.
The theorydiscussedisthe chainof liability,whichstartsat the top withthe producer,thengoes
to the distributorsandlastlythe possessors.The question,whichIhave broughtabout,ishow
we as a legal systemstopthisfromthe head,meaningthe producers.Whatcanwe do to prevent
themfromproducingthismaterial fromeverbeingproducedagain?The methodusedis
primarilyaquantitative approach,asthe legal systemgetsthere resultsthroughnumbersnot
theories.The primaryproblemwithstoppingthe problematthe topisthe inherentproblem

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withinrestrictionsamongprovincesandlegal liabilities.The article describesthatthe western
worldisverystrict withthese policies;however,inothercountriesitisnotnearlyasstrict.So
the authors conclusionisthatthe lawenforcementsneedtoworktogetherinordertotrack down
these criminalsandsuccessfullyprosecute them.
Wortley,Richard,Smallbone,Stephen.“InternetChildPornography:Causes,
Investigation,andPrevention”SantaBarbara,CA (2012)
Thisbookgivesa goodhistorical referencetoourwickedproblemandstatesthatthisproblem
has beenaboutforcenturiesbutonlyrecentlyhasitbeenportrayedinanegative light.The
theorylaidoutin the article isthat “the treatmentof childrenassexual objectsisasoldas
humanity”(1Wortley,Smallbone).Withthe introductionof the internetthe problembecame
vastlyexacerbatedwiththe easyaccesstothese graphicimages.The methodusedismore of a
qualitative asitisbasedontheoriesandresearch.The keyconceptsare that thisissue hasbeen
aroundfor a longtime and that itis goingto take a teameffortto tackle it.Furthermore he says
there isa “desire forsexual gratificationthroughviewingsexualizedimagesof children.Without
thisbasicmotivation,there wouldbe nodemandforchildpornography”(2,3,Wortley,
Smallbone).Althoughhistorystatesthatthisproblemisanorm, this doesnotmeanthat we can
neverchange.The bottomline isthatwe all know this problemisterrible anditisnot right,so
we can change forthe bettermentof ourfuture generations.
Fairchild,StephenT.“Protectingthe Leastof These:A New Approachto Child
PornographyPanderingProvisions”Duke Law Journal (2007)

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Thisjournal reviewlooksatthe economicimpactsof the wickedproblem.The theoryat
handis targetingthe marketing,advertisingandothereconomicimpactsathand.The method
usedisquantitative forobviousreasons.Theyhave hadhighestimatesof financial activitybeing
in“the multi-milliondollarrange,thoughsome figuresplacedthatvalue inthe billions”(167
Fairchild).The majorconceptisthatthisproblemiswide spreadandobviouslyhasahuge
marketthat attracts many millionsof dollars.The inherenteconomicimpactof thissituationis
that there isa marketout there forthissick kindof sexual desire.Whatthe judicial systemneeds
to do isto make the economicpenaltyforevenviewingthistype of material muchmore
expensive.Thiswouldeffectivelycutoff the producersforfearof huge financial lost,and
furtherdown.
Meridian,Hannah L., Willson,Nick,Thakker,Jo, Curtis, Cate,Boer, Douglas
Pieter“Sowhydidyou doit?: ExplanationsprovidedbyChildPornographyOffenders”
UniversityofWaikato (2013)
Thisjournal examinesthe psychological reasonsforthe perpetratorscommittingthese
acts. Some of the reasonscitedfromthe article include,“tradingcurrency,facilitate social
relationships,escapefromthe real world,risk-taking,criminal lifestyle,sexual gratification,
therapy,meansforblackmailingamongothers”(3MeridianEt Al.) The mainideaisthat the
author wantsto getdownto the motivationsforthese criminalsdoingwhattheyare doing.This
isa qualitativemethodof research.Theycollecteddataviaan anonymouspoll online.Thispoll
was sentoutto sex offenderswhowere abovethe age of 18. The keyconceptshere are that
these guysare sick andhave a derangedsetof ideas