One in Ten | Which Kids Do We Believe with Maggie Stevenson, Ph.D. | Full Episode

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:

1:43 – Origin story

5:06 – Previous research

7:31 – Study design

10:35 – Examining a difficult topic

14:57 – Hypotheses

20:06 – Findings

23:26 – Advice for child abuse professionals

28:43 – Policy implications

31:27 – A small test of change

33:05 – Next research

37:08 – For more information

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