A Crisis of Innocence

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Discusses the first ever comic books award luncheon, in which Dr. William C. Menninger claimed that contrary to what was being said by some psychiatrists, comic books do not cause delinquency.

Comic Books Help Curb Delinquency.pdf
Discusses how the State Training School for Boys at Warwick N.Y decided to use comic books as a means of curbing delinquency. The comics utilized were written for the specific purpose of curbing youth violence.

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Looks at the type of language being presented to readers in the crime comics that are so popular. Argues that children are being presented with language that is not conducive to the building of a proper vocabulary.

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Interviews with various people involved in education and publication regarding their opinions on comic books. Some hold the parents accountable for what their children read.

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Claims that the burning of comic books could actually make children more inclined to read the very books that are being burned.

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Looks to schools and parents as being the ones that must take control of a child's reading habits, so as to instill in them a want to read books over comics.

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Report on a radio forum on comics and juvenile delinquency. Included a principal, psychiatrist, librarian, PTA member, and dean of the state teacher's college.

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Discusses a meeting between six comic book dealers and 8 home and school associations, which took place in Oakville, regarding the sale of horror comic books.

Smith - Horror comics offer lessons.pdf
A list of positive things that come from horror comics.

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Looks at the way that comic book legislation in the United States was slower to act than in Canada.
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