Part one. Commissioner biographies
Acknowledgments and notes
Individual commissioner statements
part 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
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
part three. Introduction
Law enforcement agencies and the Justice Department
Child pornography
Victimization
Civil rights
Nuisance laws
Anti-display laws
part 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
part five. Bibliography
Additional suggested reading materials
Staff listing
part six. Photographs
Appendix A. Commission charter.