NATIONAL LEGAL DATA CENTER ON THE LAW OF OBSCENITY FINAL REPORT

• NCJ Number: 36152
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 400 pages
• Grant Number(s): 72-NI-99-0013
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
• Corporate Author: California Lutheran College
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS CENTER WAS DESIGNED TO SERVE AS A NATIONWIDE INFORMATION CLEARINGHOUSE AND LEGAL REFERENCE SERVICE FOR PROSECUTORS CONCERNED WITH OBSCENITY PROSECUTIONS.

Abstract

THIS REPORT COVERS CENTER ACTIVITIES DURING ITS FIRST YEAR OF OPERATION, JANUARY 1, 1973 TO FEBRUARY 28, 1974, INCLUDING ESTABLISHING THE PRIMARY NEEDS OF LOCAL PROSECUTORS AND DEVELOPING THE MOST EFFECTIVE MANNER FOR SERVING THESE NEEDS. SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED INCLUDED: THE CONVENING OF AN ADVISORY PANEL OF SPECIALISTS TO HELP POSTULATE THE HYPOTHESIS OF THE PROJECT, A SURVEY OF PROSECUTORS' OFFICES, PREPARATION AND PUBLICATION OF A 'BRIEF BANK' OF OBSCENITY FILINGS, TECHNICAL AND RESEARCH ASSISTANCE, AND THE PREPARATION AND PUBLICATION OF 'HOW TO DO IT' MANUALS FOR PROSECUTORS, A BI-MONTHLY NEWSLETTER, AND AN OBSCENITY LAW REPORTER. THE EXTENSIVE APPENDIX CONTAINS A COPY OF THE ADVISORY PANEL MINUTES, THE SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE, THE BRIEF BANK INDEX, RESPONSES TO SEMINARS AND RESEARCH MATERIALS, LEGAL MEMORANDA, THE RESEARCH MANUAL 'TECHNIQUES IN PORNOGRAPHY INVESTIGATION', A COPY OF THE NEWSLETTER, 'THE AMICUS', AND AN EVALUATION OF THE CENTER'S FIRST YEAR OF OPERATION. THOUSAND OAKS (CALIFORNIA)