Why Have Child Maltreatment & Child Victimization Declined?
This teleconference elaborated on the findings from a recent article published by David Finkelhor and Lisa Jones in the Journal of Social Issues. Their argument is that the decline in various form of child abuse and victimization, “as much as 40-70% from 1993 until 2004” can be traced to multiple factors, particularly, “economic prosperity, increasing agents of social intervention, and psychiatric pharmacology have advantages over some of the other explanations in accounting for the breadth and timing of the improvements.” Teleconference Agenda (pdf) Presenter’s Bios: • David Finkelhor (pdf) • Fred Wulczyn (pdf) Articles/Presentations: • Why Have Child Maltreatment and Child Victimization Declined?
