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1 online resource (v, 1960 pages) : illustrations |
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pt. one Commissioner biographies -- Acknowledgments and notes -- Individual commissioner statements -- pt. two -- 1. Introduction -- The Commission and its mandate -- The Work of the commission -- The 1970 Commission on Obscenity and Pornography -- Defining central terms -- 2. The History of pornography -- Pornography as a social phenomenon -- Regulation and the role of religion -- Obscenity law -- the modern history -- 3. The Constraints of the First Amendment -- The Presumptive relevance of the First Amendment -- The First Amendment, the Supreme Court, and the regulation of obscenity -- Is the Supreme Court right? -- The Risks of abuse -- 4. The Market and the industry -- The Market for sexual explicitness -- The Motion picture industry -- Sexually explicit magazines -- Television -- The Pornography industry -- The Production of films, video tapes, and magazines -- Channels of distribution -- The Retail level -- The Role of organized crime -- 5. The Question of harm -- Matters of method -- Harm and regulation -- the scope of our inquiry -- What counts as harm? -- The Standard of proof -- The Problem of multiple causation -- The Varieties of evidence -- The Need to subdivide -- Our conclusions about harm -- Sexually violent material -- Nonviolent materials depicting -- Degradation, domination, subordination, or humiliation -- Nonviolent and non-degrading materials -- Nudity -- The Need for further research |
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6. Laws and their enforcement -- An Overview of the problem -- Should pornography be regulated by law? -- The Question is deregulation -- Law enforcement, priority, and multiple causation -- The Problem of underinclusiveness -- The Criminal law -- The Sufficiency of existing criminal laws -- The Problems of law enforcement -- Federalism -- What should be prosecuted? -- The Special prominence of the printed word -- Regulation by zoning -- The Civil rights approach to pornography -- Obscenity and the electronic media -- Enforcing both sides of the law -- 7. Child pornography -- The Special horror of child pornography -- Child pornography as a cottage industry -- Child pornography, the law, and the First Amendment -- Enforcement of the child pornography laws -- 8. The Role of private action -- The Right to condemn and the right to speak -- The Methods of protest -- The Risks of excess -- The Importance of education and discussion |
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pt. three -- Introduction -- Law enforcement agencies and the Justice Department -- Child pornography -- Victimization -- Civil rights -- Nuisance laws -- Anti-display laws -- pt. four Victimization -- Performers -- Social and behavioral science research analysis -- Organized crime -- The History of the regulation of pornography -- First Amendment considerations -- Citizen and community action and corporate responsibility -- Production and distribution of sexually explicit materials -- The Imagery found among magazines, books and films, in "Adults only" pornographic outlets -- Sample forms -- Witnesses testifying before the commission -- Witnesses invited but unable to appear before the commission -- Persons submitting written statements -- Bibliography -- Additional suggested reading materials -- Staff listing -- Photographs -- Appendix A Commission charter |
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Cover title |
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"July 1986." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
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Machine converted from AACR2 source record |
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Based on print version record |
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Pornography -- Law and legislation -- United States
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Pornography -- Law and legislation -- Social aspects -- United States
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Pornography -- Law and legislation
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Pornography -- Law and legislation -- Social aspects
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United States
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Electronic book
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