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JUVENILE DELINQUENCY (Motion Pictures) THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 1955 United States Senate, Subcommittee of the Committee on the Judiciary To IN^^:sTIGATE Juvenile Delinquency, Los Angeles^ Calif. The subcommittee met, pursuant to recess, at 10: 10 a. m., at room 518, United States Post Office and Courthouse building, Los Angeles, Calif., Senator Estes Kefauver presiding. Present: Senator Kef auver. Also present: James H. Bobo, counsel, and William Haddacl and Carl Perian, consultants. Chairman Kefauver. The subcommittee will come to order. Tliis morning the subcommittee is continuing its extensive study of the mass media in order to determine the impact of these media on the youth of our Nation. Earlier this year the subcommittee issued a report on its study of crimes, brutality, horror, and sadism in comic books. In a short while we shall issue our report on the effects of crime and horror television programs on juvenile delinquency. Both of these subjects were part of this larger study of the mass media. Today we will study the effect on juvenile delinquency of crime, violence, and sex in the movies. We will also examine the manner in which these movies are advertised. I would like to make it clear at the outset that this subcommittee has no preconceived or final conclusions concerning the effects of movies on children. Above all, we do not wish to create the impres- sion that we have censorship of the movie industry in mind. We have continuall}' denounced censorship in all forms. We have adhered to the concept of regulation by the industry itself, and the industry generally, I think, does do a fine job in regulating itself. As a result of our report, the comic book industry appointed a so-called czar to insure that "good" comic books were produced. And I liope that this program of the comic book industry works out. I would like to reiterate this denunciation of censorship today. We honestly believe that the majority of the people in the film-making business, the great majority, are sincere in their efforts to make good ])roducts. I know they are presented with the problem of nudcing products that attract audiences because, after all, they are in business, the free enterprise business to make money. They can't just have programs that will be altogether educational. They have got to have movies that will sell to the public. 71