A Crisis of Innocence

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Criminal Code 2014 Part V 163-172.pdf
Sections 163-172 of the Criminal Code of Canada, which covers the creation, publication, and distribution of crime comics, as well as materials which may present sexual or violent subjects to children.

Australian Obscene Publications - April 14 1954.pdf
Discussions of morality and distribution. Comic books and other obscene periodicals are consistently viewed as serious threats to the morals of young people.

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

Crime Does Not Pay #62, pg. 31.jpg
Published letters to the editor. Includes letters from a teacher and members of comic clubs.

Buffalo Center Tribune May 19 1955 crop.jpg
Written by a highschool senior, this editorial looks at the way that new technologies negatively influence children.

Sale of Crime Comics to be Criminal Offense crop pg. 1.jpg
Following the approval of a ban on crime comics in Canada, this article looks at the way the ban has been received by different provinces.

Albuquerque Tribune April 5 1957 crop.jpg
Outlines an initiative that has been taken by New Mexico public schools, in which children are encouraged to read books over comic books.

More Teeth crop.jpg
Looks at the Fulton bill, and the way that the House of Commons appeared to be backing the bill to put tougher restrictions on the sale and publication of crime comics.

Cumberland Times November 12 1950 crop.jpg
Claims crime comics are not actually the main cause of juvenile delinquency. Chadwick states the family must instill a moral compass in the mind of the child so that he will not be influenced by these comics.
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