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Should parents shiver?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 February 2016

Chris Goddard
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Abstract

According to at least one author, our lives are increasingly dominated by a ‘culture of fear’, in which possible adverse outcomes dominate our world views. Throughout the Western world, awareness of child sexual abuse has led to action by members of the public to draw attention to horrific crimes against children. This article reviews some of the media reports and seeks to explain why so many are concerned by those that prey on children.

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Not the last word: point and counterpoint
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Children Australia , Volume 22 , Issue 3 , 1997, pp. 41 - 44
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1997

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