NCJ Number
8074
Date Published
1971
Length
198 pages
Annotation
STATE OF SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE ON THE EFFECTS OF PORNOGRAPHY AND OBSCENITY WHEN THE COMMISSION BEGAN ITS WORK.
Abstract
EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE RELEVANT TO THE ISSUE OF SEX CENSORSHIP IS REVIEWED, AND PROBLEMS OF EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH ON SEXUAL AROUSAL AND ITS PHYSIOLOGICAL MEASUREMENT ARE ANALYZED. RESEARCH LITERATURE ON THE ROLE OF PORNOGRAPHY IN THE CAUSATION OF JUVENILE DELINQUENCY IS OUTLINED. SEVERAL PAPERS DESCRIBE THEORETICAL ANALYSES AND INITIAL EMPIRICAL OBSERVATIONS THAT WERE MADE EARLY IN THE COMMISSION'S EXISTENCE AS PREPARATIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPREHENSIVE RESEARCH PROGRAM. THIS IS THE FIRST OF EIGHT TECHNICAL REPORTS WHICH SUPPLEMENT A VOLUME OF THE COMMISSION'S FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS. FOR THE OTHER TECHNICAL REPORTS, SEE NCJ-008075, NCJ-008076, NCJ-009648, AND NCJ-009964 THROUGH NCJ-009967. FOR THE OFFICIAL COMMISSION REPORT, SEE NCJ-008077.