1. Telling the Truth about Damned Lies and Statistics, Joel Best, Damned Lies and Statistics, 2001
We should not ignore all statistics or assume that every number is false. Some statistics are bad, but others are useful. Joel Best thinks that we need good statistics to talk sensibly about social problems.
2. AP IMPACT: Abused Kids Die as Authorities Fail to Protect, Holbrook Mohr and Garance Burke, The Associated Press, 2014
The lack of comprehensive data makes it difficult to measure how well those responsible for keeping children safe are protecting their most vulnerable charges. The data collection system on child deaths is so flawed that no one can even say how many children die from abuse or neglect every year.
3. This Is How a Domestic Violence Victim Falls Through the Cracks, Melissa Jeltsen, Huffington Post, 2014
In the last decade, Arkansas has frequently been ranked as one of the 10 worst states when it comes to men killing women, based on FBI data. The combination of lots of guns and lax firearm laws contributes to the problem. Research shows that if a batterer has a gun, the domestic violence victim is eight times more likely to be killed.
4. Human Sex Trafficking, Amanda Walker-Rodriguez and Rodney Hill, FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, 2015
The United States not only faces an influx of international victims but also has its own homegrown problem of interstate sex trafficking of minors. Among the children and teens living on the streets in the United States, involvement in commercial sex activity is a problem of epidemic proportion.
5. Upon Further Review: Inside the Police Failure to Stop Darren Sharper’s Rape Spree, T. Christian Miller, et al., ProPublica, 2015
Prosecutors were hesitant to move too quickly on a local football hero with deep pockets and savvy lawyers. They held off on an arrest warrant.
6. He Was Abused by a Female Teacher, but He Was Treated Like the Perpetrator, Simone Sebastian, The Washington Post, 2015
Growing evidence shows that boys who are sexually preyed upon by older female authority figures suffer psychologically in much the same way that girls do when victimized by older men.
7. Male Victims of Campus Sexual Assault Speak Out, Emily Kassie, Huffington Post, 2015
Many men have difficulty with the language of sexual assault. There are words like "victim" and "survivor" that are hard for them to identity with because they find them antithetical to what it means to be a real man.