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Black children and other children of color are less likely to be believed when reporting sexual violence and are considered less credible by jurors. But in multidisciplinary team settings, we pride ourselves on openly discussing all aspects of a case and coming into a case neutrally and allowing the disclosure and any corroborating evidence to determine the future direction of a case. But are we overconfident in these factors being enough to avoid disparate substantiation rates in child sexual abuse cases? Dr. Maggie Stevenson joins us to talk about how race affects whether children who disclose sexual abuse are seen as credible.
Topics in this episode:
Origin story - 1:43, Previous research - 5:06, Study design - 7:31, Examining a difficult topic - 10:35, Hypotheses - 14:57, Findings - 20:06, Advice for child abuse professionals - 23:26, Policy implications - 28:43, A small test of change - 31:27, Next research - 33:05, For more information - 37:08
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