Policing online child pornography and grooming: the French police response between centralism, dualism and specialisation

Journal title SICUREZZA E SCIENZE SOCIALI
Author/s Giorgia Macilotti
Publishing Year 2021 Issue 2021/2 Language Italian
Pages 16 P. 55-70 File size 194 KB
DOI 10.3280/SISS2021-002004
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This article proposes some reflections on the French system dedicated to polic-ing online child pornography and grooming, with special attention to the activity carried out by the two main police forces: the police nationale and the gendarme-rie nationale. The specialised units established for policing theses criminal offenc-es, as well as the strategies and challenges underlying their action will be discussed throughout this article.

Keywords: internet; child pornography; grooming; France; police forces; inves-tigative strategies.

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Giorgia Macilotti, Lutter contre la pédopornographie et le leurre d’enfants en ligne: la réponse policière française entre centralisme, dualisme et spécialisation in "SICUREZZA E SCIENZE SOCIALI" 2/2021, pp 55-70, DOI: 10.3280/SISS2021-002004