Bill Thompson - Revision history

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	*Thompson, B., & Williams, A. (2014). ''[https://library.lol/main/4A9E178FCF19D1D631F4F093D0BA01EA The myth of moral panics: sex, snuff, and Satan]''. (Routledge advances in criminology; Vol. 14). Routledge. -- The authors develop the idea that "moral panic" is often not panic as such, but rather moral ~~entreprise~~		*Thompson, B., & Williams, A. (2014). ''[https://library.lol/main/4A9E178FCF19D1D631F4F093D0BA01EA The myth of moral panics: sex, snuff, and Satan]''. (Routledge advances in criminology; Vol. 14). Routledge. -- The authors develop the idea that "moral panic" is often not panic as such, but rather moral enterprise.

	== 2018 Expert report ==		== 2018 Expert report ==

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	*Thompson, B., & Williams, A. (2014). ''[https://library.lol/main/4A9E178FCF19D1D631F4F093D0BA01EA The myth of moral panics: sex, snuff, and Satan]''. (Routledge advances in criminology; Vol. 14). Routledge. -- The authors develop the idea that "moral panic" is often not panic as such, but rather moral ~~entrepreneurship~~		*Thompson, B., & Williams, A. (2014). ''[https://library.lol/main/4A9E178FCF19D1D631F4F093D0BA01EA The myth of moral panics: sex, snuff, and Satan]''. (Routledge advances in criminology; Vol. 14). Routledge. -- The authors develop the idea that "moral panic" is often not panic as such, but rather moral entreprise

	== 2018 Expert report ==		== 2018 Expert report ==

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	* Thompson, W. (2018). [https://wapercyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/news_resources_Dr_William_Thompson_expert_report_-Met_v_Adamson..pdf Child pornography, pedophilia, and contact offending: the empirical research.] -- ~~The author~~ argues that severe punishment for possession of child pornography is not based on the actual harm done to the minor portrayed. In this brief, a well-known criminologist and expert witness reviews the most recent scholarship on the question, and concludes that there is no credible link between viewing such images and committing hands-on offenses against minors.		* Thompson, W. (2018). [https://wapercyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/news_resources_Dr_William_Thompson_expert_report_-Met_v_Adamson..pdf Child pornography, pedophilia, and contact offending: the empirical research.] -- In this expert report, presented in the Thames Magistrates Court, Thompson argues that severe punishment for possession of child pornography is not based on the actual harm done to the minor portrayed. In this brief, a well-known criminologist and expert witness reviews the most recent scholarship on the question, and concludes that there is no credible link between viewing such images and committing hands-on offenses against minors.

	==See also==		==See also==

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	*Thompson, B., & Williams, A. (2014). ''[https://library.lol/main/4A9E178FCF19D1D631F4F093D0BA01EA The myth of moral panics: sex, snuff, and Satan]''. (Routledge advances in criminology; Vol. 14). Routledge. -- The authors develop the idea that "moral panic" is often not panic as such, but rather moral entrepreneurship		*Thompson, B., & Williams, A. (2014). ''[https://library.lol/main/4A9E178FCF19D1D631F4F093D0BA01EA The myth of moral panics: sex, snuff, and Satan]''. (Routledge advances in criminology; Vol. 14). Routledge. -- The authors develop the idea that "moral panic" is often not panic as such, but rather moral entrepreneurship

			== 2018 Expert report ==

			* Thompson, W. (2018). [https://wapercyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/news_resources_Dr_William_Thompson_expert_report_-Met_v_Adamson..pdf Child pornography, pedophilia, and contact offending: the empirical research.] -- The author argues that severe punishment for possession of child pornography is not based on the actual harm done to the minor portrayed. In this brief, a well-known criminologist and expert witness reviews the most recent scholarship on the question, and concludes that there is no credible link between viewing such images and committing hands-on offenses against minors.

	==See also==		==See also==

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	*Thompson, B., & Williams, A. (2014). ''[https://library.lol/main/4A9E178FCF19D1D631F4F093D0BA01EA The myth of moral panics: sex, snuff, and Satan]''. (Routledge advances in criminology; Vol. 14). Routledge.		*Thompson, B., & Williams, A. (2014). ''[https://library.lol/main/4A9E178FCF19D1D631F4F093D0BA01EA The myth of moral panics: sex, snuff, and Satan]''. (Routledge advances in criminology; Vol. 14). Routledge. -- The authors develop the idea that "moral panic" is often not panic as such, but rather moral entrepreneurship

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	__NOTOC__[[Image:Thompson.gif\|frame\|Thompson]]Dr '''Bill Thompson''', formerly a Reading University academic, is known widely for his publications on pornography, moral panic and censorship. He has also published on debunking false allegations of child abuse and [[SRA\|satanic panic]] and has stood as an expert witness in numerous child abuse cases. Thompson has legal clearance to investigate potentially [[Indecent images of children\|indecent]] images of children, using this to advise defendants on their pleas.		__NOTOC__[[Image:Thompson.gif\|frame\|Thompson]]Dr '''Bill Thompson''', formerly a Reading University academic, is known widely for his publications on pornography, moral panic and censorship. He has also published on debunking false allegations of child abuse and [[SRA\|satanic panic]] and has stood as an expert witness in numerous child abuse cases. Thompson has legal clearance to investigate potentially [[Indecent images of children\|indecent]] images of children, using this to advise defendants on their pleas. He can be seen [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGURRFKa8Vg here] (timestamp: 1:30:00-1:59:00) discussing the history of [[child pornography]] law at a 2013 University of Texas conference organized by [[Thomas Hubbard]]

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	*Thompson, B., & Williams, A. (2014). ''The myth of moral panics: sex, snuff, and Satan''. (Routledge advances in criminology; Vol. 14). Routledge.		*Thompson, B., & Williams, A. (2014). ''[https://library.lol/main/4A9E178FCF19D1D631F4F093D0BA01EA The myth of moral panics: sex, snuff, and Satan]''. (Routledge advances in criminology; Vol. 14). Routledge.

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	[[Image:Thompson.gif\|frame\|Thompson]]Dr '''Bill Thompson''', formerly a Reading University academic, is known widely for his publications on pornography, moral panic and censorship. He has also published on debunking false allegations of child abuse and [[SRA\|satanic panic]] and has stood as an expert witness in numerous child abuse cases. Thompson has legal clearance to investigate potentially [[Indecent images of children\|indecent]] images of children, using this to advise defendants on their pleas.		__NOTOC__[[Image:Thompson.gif\|frame\|Thompson]]Dr '''Bill Thompson''', formerly a Reading University academic, is known widely for his publications on pornography, moral panic and censorship. He has also published on debunking false allegations of child abuse and [[SRA\|satanic panic]] and has stood as an expert witness in numerous child abuse cases. Thompson has legal clearance to investigate potentially [[Indecent images of children\|indecent]] images of children, using this to advise defendants on their pleas.

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	In 2002, Thompson's home and office were raided for [[child pornography]] after police failed to take into account his expert status. The case was later dropped, but only after a damaging, year long suspension from his university.		In 2002, Thompson's home and office were raided for [[child pornography]] after police failed to take into account his expert status. The case was later dropped, but only after a damaging, year long suspension from his university.

	=2013 Book=		==2013 Book==

	Thompson, B., & Williams, A. (2014). ''The myth of moral panics: sex, snuff, and Satan''. (Routledge advances in criminology; Vol. 14). Routledge.		*Thompson, B., & Williams, A. (2014). ''The myth of moral panics: sex, snuff, and Satan''. (Routledge advances in criminology; Vol. 14). Routledge.

	==See also==		==See also==

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	In 2002, Thompson's home and office were raided for [[child pornography]] after police failed to take into account his expert status. The case was later dropped, but only after a damaging, year long suspension from his university.		In 2002, Thompson's home and office were raided for [[child pornography]] after police failed to take into account his expert status. The case was later dropped, but only after a damaging, year long suspension from his university.

			=2013 Book=

			Thompson, B., & Williams, A. (2014). ''The myth of moral panics: sex, snuff, and Satan''. (Routledge advances in criminology; Vol. 14). Routledge.

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	==External Links==		==External Links==

			*[http://clcjbooks.rutgers.edu/books/the-myth-of-moral-panics-sex-snuff-and-satan/ Review of 2013 book]
	*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100918115827/http://moralpanicmyth.net/home.htm Thompson's own Web Site - unfortunately incomplete archive]		*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100918115827/http://moralpanicmyth.net/home.htm Thompson's own Web Site - unfortunately incomplete archive]
	*[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1388705/Silenced-witness.html Raid]		*[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1388705/Silenced-witness.html Raid]

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	==External Links==		==External Links==

	*[http://moralpanicmyth.net/home.htm Thompson's own Web Site]		*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100918115827/http://moralpanicmyth.net/home.htm Thompson's own Web Site - unfortunately incomplete archive]
	*[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1388705/Silenced-witness.html Raid]		*[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1388705/Silenced-witness.html Raid]
	*[http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?storyCode=174130&sectioncode=26 Countersuit]		*[http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?storyCode=174130&sectioncode=26 Countersuit]
	*[http://www.reading.ac.uk/AcaDepts/lw/~~Sociol/publish/people/academic~~/bill~~/bio~~.htm Reading profile]		*[http://www.reading.ac.uk/AcaDepts/lw/staff/bill.htm Reading profile]

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