A Crisis of Innocence

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Explains a recollection of the effects of crime comics on one 17-year-old boy.

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Among other topics, discusses Edgar Bromberger's reports on the necessity for psychiatric consultation in hospitals.

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Claims that it is not the fault of comic books that children are growing more and more delinquent, rather it is issues in the home that are causing juvenile delinquency.

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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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Announces that Entertaining Comics is dropping 5 of their popular crime and horror comic series due to a drop in sales brought on by the backlash of anti-comic organizations.

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Discusses a speech given by Miss Olive Flaherty, a professional reviewer of children's books. She claims that parents should encourage their children to read exciting travel books and mystery stories so as to foster a love for reading of "good"…

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A boy willingly leads his murderous stepmother to die in quicksand.

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Reader's forum page with letters from mothers. The mothers approve that their children read Crime Does Not Pay.

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Published letters to the editor with short responses. Includes letters from a pastor and a mother.

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Published letters to the editor. Includes a letter from a Filipino reader.
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