A decade ago, I was approached by a documentary film crew filming for a production about “human trafficking.” At the time, sex trafficking was thought of as something you see from a Hollywood movie like the 2008 movie “TAKEN” starring…
Author: derek-logue
The Dark Figure of Sex Offense Recidivism Overestimation: An Exercise in Myth-Busting
Recently, a new research project by Nicholas Scurich (University of California, Irvine) and Richard S. John (University of Southern California) published a report entitled “The Dark Figure of Sexual Recidivism.” The premise of their research paper is arguing the persistent…
With Polar Vortex Comes a Vortex of Shelter-Based Predator Panic
America is in the midst of a wave of bitter cold, and possibly the coldest surge of arctic air in decades this week. Just how cold is it? Today’s USA Today headline reads, “Yes, Chicago will be colder than Antarctica,…