http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress Protecting Children and Their Neighborhoods Fri, 18 May 2012 17:30:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2010/04/09/social-costs-of-pornography-statement-of-principles-dvd-available-from-witherspoon-institute-consultation/ http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2010/04/09/social-costs-of-pornography-statement-of-principles-dvd-available-from-witherspoon-institute-consultation/#comments Fri, 09 Apr 2010 20:19:44 +0000 admin http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/?p=2168 2008 Consultation on the Social Costs of Pornography "assembled leading experts in the fields of psychiatry, psychology, neurophysiology, philosophy, sociology, law, and political theory to present a rigorously argued overview of the problem of pornography in our society and to make recommendations. The primary purpose of the meeting was to examine the real nature of pornography in its moral and social consequences."]]> http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2010/04/09/social-costs-of-pornography-statement-of-principles-dvd-available-from-witherspoon-institute-consultation/feed/ 0 http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2009/05/12/the-right-and-wrong-responses-to-sexting/ http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2009/05/12/the-right-and-wrong-responses-to-sexting/#comments Tue, 12 May 2009 15:39:17 +0000 admin http://communitydefense.org/wordpress/?p=742 discusses the unintended consequences of proposed legislation in Vermont that would exempt certain age-groups participating in the sending of "sexually charged" images or videos via cell phone from being classified as sex offenders. According to Leary, the legislation will (1) ignore the "unique harm" presented by the easy distribution of such images; (2) impede the investigation of actual child pornography; (3) "provide a built-in defense for pedophiles"; and (4) expand the "marketplace" of child exploitation.]]> http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2009/05/12/the-right-and-wrong-responses-to-sexting/feed/ 0 http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2009/02/12/david-ogden-and-the-new-pornographers/ http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2009/02/12/david-ogden-and-the-new-pornographers/#comments Thu, 12 Feb 2009 22:25:11 +0000 admin http://communitydefense.org/wordpress/?p=426 Public Discourse: "Pornography should not be regarded as immune from regulation because it is “free speech.” A mounting body of evidence shows that the social costs of pornography can extend to all areas of society, from creating a less productive and more harassing workplace to weakening marriages."]]> http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2009/02/12/david-ogden-and-the-new-pornographers/feed/ 0 http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2009/02/12/2009-a-critical-year-for-protecting-children/ http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2009/02/12/2009-a-critical-year-for-protecting-children/#comments Thu, 12 Feb 2009 22:21:39 +0000 admin http://communitydefense.org/wordpress/?p=424 Public Discourse: "Reported instances of suspected online child sexual exploitation continue every year, surpassing 500,000 such events in 2007. Child pornography is a multi-billion-dollar industry, appearing in many media, including on computers and cellular phones, items to which a significant portion of youth have access."]]> http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2009/02/12/2009-a-critical-year-for-protecting-children/feed/ 0 http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2009/02/09/roger-scruton-pornography-and-the-courts/ http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2009/02/09/roger-scruton-pornography-and-the-courts/#comments Tue, 10 Feb 2009 06:41:40 +0000 admin http://communitydefense.org/wordpress/?p=40 Public Discourse: "The idea that pornography is “speech,” within the meaning of the first amendment, and thereby protected by the Constitution, is so absurd that it is hard for an outsider to see how American judges have been persuaded to accept it again and again."]]> http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2009/02/09/roger-scruton-pornography-and-the-courts/feed/ 0 http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2009/02/09/taking-a-new-look-at-pornography/ http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2009/02/09/taking-a-new-look-at-pornography/#comments Mon, 09 Feb 2009 14:00:39 +0000 admin http://communitydefense.org/wordpress/?p=42 Public Discourse: "The question of pornography is precisely such an issue ripe for reevaluation. Thoughtful scholars from a variety of disciplines are engaged in the task of reviewing its purported benefits and dangers and recalibrating the implications for sound public policy once its social costs are weighed."]]> http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2009/02/09/taking-a-new-look-at-pornography/feed/ 0