2021 US Sentencing Commission Report on Federal Sentencing of Child Pornography Non-Production Offenses

Last Updated on September 24th, 2026 at 08:51 pm
Originally Published on October 12th, 2021 at 01:32 pm

Overview

Identifying failures of the system to adjust for changing circumstances for sentencing non-production child pornography offenders utilizing the 2021 US Sentencing Commission Report.

Summary

In June of 2021, the US Sentencing Commission Report was released based on their study of Federal Sentencing of Child Pornography Non-Production Offenses. The report clearly states that this is a follow up to the 2012 US Sentencing Commission Report. 

The recommendations of the 2012 report were not adopted.

One of the main suggestions made in 2012 was that the sentencing scheme should be revised. The reasoning was to account for changes in technology and the scientific data published regarding recidivism and community risk.

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Reference

SOURCE RESEARCH

Federal Sentencing of Child Pornography: Non-Production Offenses

United States Sentencing Commission. (2021). Federal Sentencing of Child Pornography: Non-Production Offenses.

Published: 2021
Source type: Government Report
Jurisdiction: U.S. Federal

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