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Children at Risk : Legal and Societal Perceptions of the Potential Threat that the Possession of Child Pornography Poses to Society.

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Children at Risk : Legal and Societal Perceptions of the Potential Threat that the Possession of Child Pornography Poses to Society. / Ost, Suzanne.
In: Journal of Law and Society, Vol. 29, No. 3, 09.2002, p. 436-460.

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Ost, S 2002, 'Children at Risk : Legal and Societal Perceptions of the Potential Threat that the Possession of Child Pornography Poses to Society.', Journal of Law and Society, vol. 29, no. 3, pp. 436-460. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-6478.00227

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Ost, S. (2002). Children at Risk : Legal and Societal Perceptions of the Potential Threat that the Possession of Child Pornography Poses to Society. Journal of Law and Society, 29(3), 436-460. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-6478.00227

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Ost S. Children at Risk : Legal and Societal Perceptions of the Potential Threat that the Possession of Child Pornography Poses to Society. Journal of Law and Society. 2002 Sept;29(3):436-460. doi: 10.1111/1467-6478.00227

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Ost, Suzanne. / Children at Risk : Legal and Societal Perceptions of the Potential Threat that the Possession of Child Pornography Poses to Society. In: Journal of Law and Society. 2002 ; Vol. 29, No. 3. pp. 436-460.

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