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To be sure, prosecutors face a number of hazards in prosecuting obscenity. They <br /> include inadequate training in this specialized area of law, attempts by defense <br /> attorneys to remove jurors who find pornography offensive, the offering into evidence of <br /> polls and surveys through expert testimony to prove tolerant community standards, <br /> efforts to guide jurors with jury instructions favorable to the defense, and <br /> discouragement with unsuccessful prosecutions. <br /> • <br /> But the hazards can be overcome. Alan E. Sears, former executive director of the <br /> U.S. Attorney General's Commission on Pornography has stated: <br /> Prosecutors can successfully obtain obscenity convictions in virtually <br /> any jurisdiction in the United States. In order to obtain a conviction, it is <br /> incumbent upon a prosecutor to prepare well, know the law, not fall into the <br /> "one case syndrome" trap, obtain a representative jury through proper voir <br /> dire, keep the focus of the trial on the unlawful conduct of the defendant, and <br /> obtain legally sound instructions. <br /> Sears, "How To Lose A Pornography Case," The CDL Reporter (n.d.). <br /> The. Working Group heard testimony from . prosecutors who, have pursued <br /> obscenitycases nationallyregarding . <br /> effective ways to prosecute obscenity cases. <br /> Materials can be bought or rented, rather than seized under warrant. In the absence of <br /> survey data, community standards can be left to the wisdom of the jury. In that case, <br /> experts should be prepared to testify if the defense attempts to make a statistical case <br /> that the material is not obscene. Prosecution of obscenity is also likely to be most <br /> effective if initial prosecutions focus on materials which are patently offensive to the <br /> community, such as those involving children, violence or beastiality. <br /> ' The experience of other cities has demonstrated that vigorous and sustained <br /> enforcement of obscenity statutes can sharply reduce or virtually eliminate sexually <br /> oriented businesses. Cincinnati, Omaha, Atlanta, Charlotte, Indianapolis and Fort <br /> Lauderdale were cited to the Working Group as examples of cities which have <br /> j <br /> -23- <br />