Recent Senate hearings on the Internet are available for review. Andy Carvin, learning.now, offers a great summary of the hearings. If you take the time to view the archived presentations, I would encourage your careful attention to the presentation of Dr. Finkelhor. His approach, based on survey data collected from teenagers, offers insights that may surprise some because he emphasizes the role of the risk taking behavior of teenagers. Public impression must acknowledge this reality because methods of dealing with the dangers must accept the role the behavior of victims plays. This should not be confused with “blaming the victim”, but rather an effort to understand so that productive interventions might be developed.
