Effects of Pornography on Sexual Development and behaviour

Kevin Browne

University of Nottingham

Professor Kevin Browne is a registered forensic psychology practitioner; he directs the Centre for Forensic and Family Psychology and holds the Chair of Forensic Psychology and Child Health at the University of Nottingham Medical School, England, UK. His research interests are the development of mental health problems, anti-social personality disorders and criminal behaviour in children and young people from a biological, social and environmental perspective. He is currently Consultant to the European Commission, UNICEF and the World Health Organisation on children in adversity, children in conflict with the law, child care and protection, following 12 years as an Executive Counsellor of the International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN). He has worked in more than 50 countries worldwide to improve the care and protection of children and was involved in the prevention of child abandonment across Europe and the deinstitutionalisation (DI) of over 4000 children in Romania. His most recent project is an investigation of unaccompanied children crossing the Turkish/Greek Boarders in collaboration with the Institute of Child Health in Athens.

Lianne Beadsmoore

University of Nottingham

Lianne Beadsmoore is a Trainee Forensic Psychologist at the Centre for Forensic and Family Psychology, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham and is registered for a Doctorate in Forensic Psychology having completed a Masters in the same topic. She graduated with a First Class Honors in Psychology from the University of Derby.

Abstract

Over 15 years, there has been an exponential increase of in the availability and use of pornography worldwide due to the ease of access, affordability and anonymity provided by ‘internet porn’ via a range of electronic... [ view full abstract ]

Authors

  1. Kevin Browne (University of Nottingham)
  2. Lianne Beadsmoore (University of Nottingham)

Topic Area

Emerging Issues

Session

Oral 27 » Session 3-Emerging Issues (16:15 - Tuesday, 3rd October, Central America Room)

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