Bad News Is a Story; Good News Is a Statistic
Prof. David Finkelhor joined us to discuss a recent one-year uptick in rates of child sexual abuse in the U.S.—and the longer-term reduction in rates of abuse and neglect (down more than 60% since 1992). What might have caused the uptick? And why are we so quick to spot bad news when the bigger news of a substantial decrease gets so little attention? Does child abuse prevention education in schools work? And what do we need to do to keep driving rates of abuse down?
Topics in this episode:
· An uptick in child sexual abuse? Should we be concerned? (1:34)
· Rates of abuse and neglect in the…
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