Hi,
I worked on child protection cases for about 12 years. Senior police officers in the UK made it clear the preferred term for us to use was always 'child abuse images', 'child abuse material' or 'images depicting child sexual abuse'. We were instructed never to use the term 'child pornography' in our statements or reports.
Steve
… the judge told her to use 'Indecent photographs of children' because that is what the legislation defines it as. …
Does that rather narrow definition create a problem handling computer generated images that are not technically photographs?
… the judge told her to use 'Indecent photographs of children' because that is what the legislation defines it as. …
Does that rather narrow definition create a problem handling computer generated images that are not technically photographs?
In the UK we also have the separate legal concept of ‘prohibited’ images of children, so no it doesn’t create problems.
Separate images, separate offences; and therefore separate (i.e. more) charges.
Whatever term you opt to use, please spell it out before using the acronym, e.g. "Child Abuse Images (CAI)". As this thread demonstrates, there are a lot of competing terms and it can be confusing to encounter one you aren't familiar with. Within your jurisdiction, a particular acronym might be common, but when asking questions or sharing information with people in other jurisdictions, or countries, the odds are that your preferred term will be unfamiliar to someone.
