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DO VIOLENT MOVIES CREATE VIOLENT CHILDREN?

NCJ Number
37587
Journal
POLICE LAW QUARTERLY Volume: 6 Issue: 1 Dated: (OCTOBER 1976) Pages: 5-14
Author(s)
N LITTNER
Date Published
1976
Length
10 pages
Annotation
THE AUTHOR, A PSYCHOANALYST SPECIALIZING IN THE TREATMENT OF EMOTIONAL DIFFICULTIES AND A MEMBER OF THE CHICAGO MOTION PICTURE APPEAL BOARD, EXAMINES THE POSSIBLE IMPACT OF FILM VIOLENCE ON ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR.
Abstract
SUPPORT IS GIVEN TO THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE CHICAGO CORPORATION COUNSEL TO INCLUDE A CLAUSE CONCERNING VIOLENCE IN MOVIES TO BE SEEN BY CHILDREN OR ADOLESCENTS IN THE CITY'S PRE-RELEASE CENSORSHIP ORDINANCE.

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