Topic: 1990s

1 chapters across the catalog

59: Restoring Justice
• 16:23 - 19:09

59: Restoring Justice

Super Predator Narrative and the Misuse of Criminology Data

A look back at the 1990s "super predator" scare illustrates how social scientists and criminologists can misinterpret data to create damaging public alarms. The segment suggests that the same "ivory tower" academics who got the youth violence wave wrong are now crafting the propaganda found in modern museums. This serves as a cautionary tale about trusting academic narratives that claim to be based on objective data.