A Crisis of Innocence

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Discusses the Senate Juvenile Delinquency Subcommitee's worries about post-war crime comic books.

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Letter that was presumably sent in by a young adult. Mann questions the validity of censoring crime comic books, given that many believe that juvenile delinquency is more likely linked to upbringing.

NewRepublic.pdf
A mother investigates the reading habits of her eight year-old son.

Stieg - The 1926 German Law to Protect Youth - Moral Protectionism in a Democracy.pdf
Examines censorship through the lens of German censorship laws, and how they played a role in the Nazi take-over of the country in 1933.

Some Facts About Juvenile Delinquency.pdf
A government sanctioned study and educational publication on juvenile delinquency. Notes an 17% increase in youth appearing before juvenile courts between 1948 and 1951.

Action Taken to Control Distribution of Objectionable Comic Books.pdf
Briefly outlines the steps that different cities and counties took to ban or limit the sale of objectionable comics.

Regulation of Comic Books - Harvard Law Review.pdf
Analyzes the various regulations that may be both desirable and constitutional for addressing the growing concerns about comics.

States Act Againat Lewd Literature.pdf
Provides a quick summary of anti-comic laws enacted by various states in an attempt to curb the rise of juvenile delinquency.

Gettysburg Times September 13 1955.pdf
Outlines a bill in Pennsylvania, that 11 female members of commerce were hoping to have passed, that would see the publication and distribution of comics to those under the age of 18 as a criminal offence. In breaking this law the offender would be…

An Unjust Conviction.pdf
Covers the conviction and fining of an editor and several publishers who published a piece of offensive material.
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