Special assignment: pornography, 1965 January 21

Item — Reel: 16

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

In this Special Assignment, Art Kevin conducts an interview with Captain Walter Howell and Ernest E. Debbs. Walter Howell discusses the problems that policemen face when trying to make convictions in the vice squad and compares the regulations on modeling studios located in the city as opposed to the county. He also discusses the typical sentencing for prostitution and explains other areas of crime that the vice squad deals with. Ernest E. Debbs discusses the legality of the existence of modeling studios and book and movie stores, the publics' reaction to the existence of such places and explains the process of changing laws to maintain the moral fabric of society.

Dates

1965 January 21

Language of Materials

From the Collection: Materials in English.

Conditions Governing Access

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