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...that figure may actually be optimistic, says Dr. Neil Weiner, a senior research associate at the Center for the Study of Youth Policy at Penn, and one of the study?s co-authors. "We?ve been told by social service workers that our numbers are conservative," he says. "But we decided early on that it was critical to present credible numbers, and we knew from experience that showing the low end of the spectrum would increase our credibility. We tried at every turn to minimize the numbers of children involved...
...Beyond the broad spectrum of children involved in the sex trade, the profile of the people who engage in sex with kids is also especially startling, says Weiner. Most "customers" are men, often married with children of their own, and men who are away from home for stretches at a time, at conventions for example, or at truck stops during long road trips. The study also shatters the stereotype of the "stranger with candy" sex predator: Researchers found that 47 percent of sex abuse is committed by family members, 49 percent by acquaintances like coaches or teachers, and just four...
...According to Weiner, researchers weren?t so much surprised by what they found as they were totally unprepared. "We didn?t expect anything," he says. "There was no prior work we felt was credible. So we started out not knowing, hoping the numbers would be insignificant. Unfortunately," he adds, "we were wrong...
Joshua I. Weiner ’03 is a government concentrator in Leverett House. His column appears regularly...
Other members of next year’s SAC include IOP Civics Co-Chair: Caroline E. Adler ‘04, Community Action: Heather A. Crossner ‘03, Fellows: Patrick C. Toomey ‘03, Forum: Joshua I. Weiner ‘03, Harvard Political Review Editor: Jason T. Sauer ‘02, Harvard Political Union: Previn Warren ‘04, Internships: Adam J. Wienner ‘04, Projects: Heather A. Woodruff ‘03, Study Groups: Randall J. Winston...