Presents Standards of Care, recommended as minimal criteria for professionals in the field, which were unanimously endorsed at the Third International Congress on the Treatment of Sex Offenders (Further revisions to these standards are anticipated). Discusses professional competence, antecedents to sex offender treatment, and principles of the…

This document provides witness testimony and prepared statements from two Congressional hearings called to consider the reauthorization of the Adolescent Family Life Demonstration Projects. Testimony is presented from two officials of the Department of Health and Human Services who are responsible for administering the law, representatives from…

This hearing, the third in a series, was held to further consider proposed legislation (S. 2856) amending the Sexual Exploitation of Children Act of 1977. Specifically, federal child pornography laws were examined to determine how the interests of children could best be protected without unduly restricting First Amendment guarantees of freedom of…

Concludes that laws prohibiting fornication and cohabitation are unconstitutional. Available from Michigan Law Review, Hutchins Hall, Ann Arbor, MI 48109; single issue $3.50. (Author/IRT)

This volume contains the proceedings of hearings held on 9 July 1976 and 17, 18 August 1976 before the Subcommitee on Communications of the House of Representatives, concerning the issue of televised violence and obscenity. Transcripts of statements given by individuals involved in various aspects of television and other communication media are…

Difficulties in applying the reasonable forecast standard to physical disruption dims in comparison to the problem of forecasting psychological disturbance. The "Trachtman" case represents a deep bow to the wisdom of school officials' conclusions that harm would result from giving students a questionnaire on sexuality. (Author/IRT)

Discusses seven court cases that have helped clarify teachers' privacy rights and the limitations on those rights. (MLF)

These hearings begin with an opening statement by Senator Jeremiah Denton, which highlights the concerns of this hearing and introduces discussion panel participants: the Honorable Gordon J. Humphrey, U.S. Senator from New Hampshire; Herbert Ratner, former public health officer and editor of Child and Family Quarterly; Adele Hofmann, director,…

This document provides witness testimony and prepared statements from five sessions of the Congressional hearing called to consider the question of pornographic material and its effects on women and children. Witnesses include several victims of sexual abuse, medical personnel, legal and law enforcement personnel, magazine representatives, and…

These House hearings deal with a number of similar bills prohibiting the sexual exploitation of children and the transporting in interstate and foreign commerce of photographs of film depicting such exploitation. These practices, including physical sexual abuse of children of both sexes and all ages, are seen to be proliferating. The hearings…

Examines a number of court decisions concerning sexual misconduct between teachers and students. In the majority of these cases the student is female. Women students are advised that sexual pressures are barriers to their equal educational opportunity and that legal remedies are available. (MLF)

Immoral behavior does not automatically provide the basis for dismissal of a teacher or administrator. There must be a proven causal connection or nexus between the behavior and job performance. (Author/WD)

The proceedings of this hearing on the exploitation of children deal with the problems of children and adolescents who run away from home. Family problems and abuse that cause these children to leave home are described by former runaway witnesses. Other testimony is included from several people who work with runaway youths and describe programs to…

The Senate Subcommittee met in order to examine the alarming increase of out-of-wedlock teenage pregnancies in the United States. Information provided at the hearings included: the scope of the issue; input from experts on what is causing the increases being recorded; different approaches to reducing teen pregnancy; and, teen parent perspectives.…

Based on hearings, current research, and interviews with experts, including researchers, medical and service providers, and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) educators, this Select Committee report assesses the impact of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) epidemic on youth and identifies strategies policymakers and program planners…