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Type 9: Child Pornography

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The viewing, possessing, producing, or transmitting of sexually pornographic material by a law enforcement officers is of two types—adult and child. Viewing adult pornography while on duty, either through electronic means on personal or departmental owned devices, or possessing adult pornographic material while on duty (magazines, photos, etc.) is typically not a crime. However, it is usually a violation of agency policies, procedures, and rules.

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  1. School of Justice Studies, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY, USA

    Tom Barker

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Barker, T. (2020). Type 9: Child Pornography. In: Aggressors in Blue. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28441-1_11

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