Identifying Pornographic Materials with Judgment Analysis

Abstract

Judgment Analysis (JAN) was used as a methodology for determining what is pornographic by testing this technique with three groups concerned with this issue. These groups included doctoral students majoring in psychology, counseling and guidance (PCG) at the University of Northern Colorado, and lawyers and police officers from the city of Greeley, Colorado. JAN proved to be an effective technique in the identification of policies. The problem of what is pornographic is indeed a complex one as evidenced by the many specific categorical and complex policies present in the PCG judges, lawyers, and police officers.