
OpinionJanuary 15, 2024
Preventing Child Abuse Should Not Be Controversial. My Own Hate Mail Reveals That It Is
A deep dive into one scholar’s correspondence shows society prefers blame and punishment over protecting children from sexual violence
Allyn Walker (they/them) is a research associate faculty member at the Moore Center for the Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Preventing Child Abuse Should Not Be Controversial. My Own Hate Mail Reveals That It Is
A deep dive into one scholar’s correspondence shows society prefers blame and punishment over protecting children from sexual violence