Mrs Lucy Veronica O'Brien, Vice-President of Women's Auxiliary of Inter-Church Council on Public Affairs: Arch-Diocesan President, Catholic Women's League.
Rev. John Spenser Somerville, M.C., M.A., Chairman of the Inter-Church Council on Public Affairs.
Mr Francis Nigel Stace, B.E.(Elec.-Mech.), B.E.(Mech), President, N.Z. Junior Chamber of Commerce.
Secretary
Len Joseph Greenberg, O.B.E., J.P.
| Contents | Page | |
| I. | [Preliminary Observations]-- | |
| (1) Sensational Press Reports | [7] | |
| (2) Press Reports from Overseas | [8] | |
| (3) A World-wide Problem | [9] | |
| II. | [Order of Reference and Procedure Followed] | [10] |
| III. | [Narrative]-- | |
| (1) The Hutt Valley Cases | [11] | |
| (2) Cases in Other Districts | [13] | |
| IV. | [Has Juvenile Immorality Increased?]-- | |
| (1) Difficulties of Comparison in Absence of Statistics | [13] | |
| (2) Unreliability of Available Statistics for Comparative Purposes | [14] | |
| V. | [A Change of Pattern In Sexual Misbehaviour]-- | |
| (1) Younger Groups Now Affected | [18] | |
| (2) Precocity of Girls | [18] | |
| (3) Organization of Immorality | [19] | |
| (4) Recidivism | [19] | |
| (5) Changed Mental Attitudes of Girls and Boys | [19] | |
| (6) Homosexuality | [20] | |
| VI. | [Searching for the Cause] | [20] |
| VII. | [Some Visual and Auditory Influences]-- | |
| (1) Objectionable Publications | [21] | |
| (2) Films | [23] | |
| (3) Broadcasting | [25] | |
| (4) Press Advertising | [26] | |
| (5) Television | [26] | |
| VIII. | [The School]-- | |
| (1) Teacher and the Child | [27] | |
| (2) Co-education | [28] | |
| (3) School Leaving Age | [29] | |
| (4) Relations with the Child Welfare Division | [30] | |
| (5) Sex Instruction in School | [30] | |
| (6) "New Education" | [31] | |
| IX. | [Community Influences]-- | |
| (1) Housing Development | [31] | |
| (2) Recreation and Entertainment | [35] | |
| (3) Liquor and Gambling | [36] | |
| X. | [The Home Environment]-- | |
| (1) Feelings of Insecurity: The Unloved Child | [37] | |
| (2) Absent Mothers and Fathers | [39] | |
| (3) High Wages | [40] | |
| XI. | [Information on Sex Matters]-- | |
| (1) When Should This Information be Given? | [41] | |
| (2) Who Should Give This Information? | [42] | |
| (3) The Source of Information | [42] | |
| XII. | [The Influence of Religion on Morality]-- | |
| (1) The Need for a Religious Faith | [43] | |
| (2) The Need for Religious Instruction | [44] | |
| (3) The Need for Family Religion | [44] | |
| XIII. | [The Family, Religion, and Morality]-- | |
| (1) The Importance of the Family | [44] | |
| (2) The Place of the Family in the Legal System | [45] | |
| (3) The Sanctions of Religion and Morality in Family Life | [46] | |
| (4) The Moral Drift | [46] | |
| XIV. | [Changing Times and Concepts]-- | |
| (1) Contraceptives | [47] | |
| (2) The Broadening of the Divorce Laws | [48] | |
| (3) Pre-marital Relations | [48] | |
| (4) "Self Expression" in Children | [49] | |
| (5) Materialistic Concepts in Society | [49] | |
| XV. | [The Law and Morality]-- | |
| (1) History of the Law Regarding Morality | [50] | |
| (2) Protection of Women and Girls from Defilement | [51] | |
| (3) Consent as a Defence | [51] | |
| (4) Weaknesses in the Law | [52] | |
| (5) Proposed Reforms | [54] | |
| XVI. | [Child Welfare in New Zealand]-- | |
| (1) History of Legislation | [54] | |
| (2) The Children's Court | [55] | |
| (3) Corporal Punishment Abolished | [57] | |
| (4) Defects in the Act and its Application | [57] | |
| (5) Changes Proposed | [60] | |
| XVII. | [Summary of Conclusions] | [63] |
| XVIII. | [Recommendations]-- | |
| (1) Proposals for Legislation | [66] | |
| (2) Proposals for Administrative Action | [67] | |
| (3) Parental Example | [68] | |
| XIX. | [Appreciation] | [68] |
| APPENDIX A: | [Table of Sexual Offences for Which Proceedings Were Taken in New Zealand] | [69] |
| APPENDIX B: | [List of Witnesses, Submissions, and Order of Appearance] | [70] |
I. Preliminary Observations
(1) Sensational Press Reports