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- Child Pornography: Constitutional Principles and Federal Statutes
- The Child Pornography Prevention Act of 1996, P.L. 104-208, 110 Stat. 3009- 26, added a definition of “child pornography” that include visual depictions of what appears to be a minor engaging in explicit sexual conduct, even if no actual minor was used in producing the depiction. On April 16, 2002, in Ashcroft v. Free Speech Coalition, the Supreme Court held this provision unconstitutional to the extent that it prohibited pictures that were not produced with actual minors. (This case is discussed under “Section 2256,” below.) In response to Ashcroft, bills were introduced in the House and Senate that would continue to ban some child pornography that was produced without an actual minor; on June 25, 2002, the House passed one such bill: H.R. 4623, 107th Congress.
- Juvenile Justice Legislation: Overview and the Legislative Debate
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- Head Start Issues in the 108th Congress
- This report examines various legislative issues regarding Head Start, which is a federal program that has provided comprehensive early childhood development services to low income children since 1965. The program is administered by the Administration for Children and Families of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
- Missing and Exploited Children: Overview and Policy Concerns
- This report presents an overview of two national incidence studies prepared by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) to determine annually the number of reported missing and recovered children in the nation. It also discusses the AMBER Alert System created to help recover reported missing children, legislation introduced in the 108th Congresses to address the missing children issue, and questions that remain regarding concerns about missing children.
- Child Pornography Produced Without an Actual Child: Constitutionality of 108th Congress Legislation
- This report analyzes S. 151, 108th Congress, as reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary (S.Rept. 108-2) and passed by the Senate, and considers whether it would violate freedom of speech.
- Juvenile Delinquents and Federal Criminal Law: The Federal Juvenile Delinquency Act and Related Matters
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- Child Custody and Support: Frequently Asked Questions
- This report answers questions regarding the differences between federal and state laws on domestic issues.
- Sources of Information and Assistance Concerning Handicapped Children
- This publication has been prepared to be used as a partial response to numerous requests received regularly from students, teachers, and parents for varying types of information and assistance concerning different aspects of handicapping conditions in children.