A Snap of Justice: Carving Out a Space for Revenge Porn Victims Within the Criminal Justice System

Volume 91, No. 2, Spring 2019

By Alisha Kinlaw [PDF]

Revenge porn is the posting of an intimate picture of another person without their consent. According to a study conducted by the Cyber Civil Rights Initiative, approximately 12% of study participants had either been victims of revenge porn or been threatened with revenge porn. Despite the prevalence and publicity of revenge porn, there are many barriers to criminal prosecution, including ineffective or nonexistent criminal laws and unresponsive police departments. To eliminate these barriers, Congress has considered passing a federal law. On a more local level, states have worked to protect victims by creating or strengthening state criminal statutes.

Alisha Kinlaw is a J.D. Candidate, Temple University Beasley School of Law, 2019.

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