Like homosexuals, prostitutes are pressured to practice safe sex, but sometimes the customers refuse. Pornography is seen as a social problem because it may have negative effects on neighborhoods where it is sold. Also, it is not yet clear how much of an effect pornography has on the cause of sex-related crimes. Obscenity charges are linked to censorship and the freedom of speech issue. Communities of conservative jurors are able to apply community standards in determining whether material that is sexually disturbing has artistic merit.
Public policies regarding sex-related social problems remain restrictive.