NCJ Number
8077
Date Published
1970
Length
646 pages
Annotation
FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE ADVISORY COMMISSION ESTABLISHED BY CONGRESS TO STUDY THE CAUSAL RELATION BETWEEN PORNOGRAPHY AND ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR.
Abstract
THE COMMISSION WAS ALSO ASSIGNED THE DUTIES OF STUDYING THE TRAFFIC AND DISTRIBUTION OF SEXUALLY ORIENTED MATERIALS WITHIN THE UNITED STATES AND OF ANALYZING LAWS ON OBSCENITY AND PORNOGRAPHY. AN OVERVIEW OF THE VARIOUS RESEARCH EFFORTS IS PROVIDED. THE FINDINGS OF THE FOUR WORKING PANELS - LEGAL, TRAFFIC AND DISTRIBUTION, EFFECTS, AND POSITIVE APPROACHES - ARE SUMMARIZED. THE COMMISSION SUGGESTS THAT A MASSIVE SEX EDUCATION EFFORT BE LAUNCHED TO DEVELOP MORE HEALTHY ATTITUDES TOWARD SEXUALITY. IT RECOMMENDS THAT ALL LEGISLATION INTERFERING WITH THE RIGHT OF ADULTS TO READ, OBTAIN, OR VIEW EXPLICIT SEXUAL MATERIAL SHOULD BE REPEALED. THE COMMISSION WOULD RETAIN LAWS PROHIBITING THE SALE OF SEXUAL MATERIALS TO YOUNG PERSONS WHO DO NOT HAVE THE CONSENT OF THEIR PARENTS AND RECOMMENDS LEGISLATION TO PROTECT PERSONS FROM UNSOLICITED SEXUAL MATERIALS THROUGH THE MAIL OR BY OPEN PUBLIC DISPLAY. SEPARATE STATEMENTS BY COMMISSION MEMBERS, INCLUDING SEVERAL DISSENTS, ARE PROVIDED. FOR THE TECHNICAL REPORTS WHICH PROVIDED THE BASIS FOR THE COMMISSION'S CONCLUSIONS, SEE NCJ-008074 THROUGH 008076, NCJ-009648, AND NCJ-009964 THROUGH 009967.