Date of Award

5-1-2024

Language

English

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

College/School/Department

School of Criminal Justice

Dissertation/Thesis Chair

Graeme Newman

Committee Members

James Acker, Frankie Bailey, Dana Peterson

Keywords

due process, establishment clause, first amendment, indecent exposure, morals, supreme court

Subject Categories

Law

Abstract

Indecent exposure has been a crime in America since colonial times. Laws governing this crime are a cornerstone of government regulation of morals in America, sharing a common history with the jurisprudence of religion, obscenity, marriage, and sexual relations. The first reported case of indecent exposure in English common law is a widely acknowledged source of American moral jurisprudence that justifies the courts’ role as custos morum, or custodian of the morals.

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