RE: re unrelated males in household--AND THE IMPOSSIBILITY OF CREATING A VALID MEASURE OF IMMINENT DANGER

["Julia H. Littell" <jlittell@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Good discussion. We need to educate members of the media about the
impossibility of predicting child deaths, so that they take these events
into perspective instead of perpetuating the sensational witch hunts that
follow these tragedies. I'm a big proponent of good empirical research in
this area, but in my view better research will not enable us to foresee the
future. We might as well wish for crystal balls.



Julia H. Littell, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research
Bryn Mawr College
300 Airdale Rd.
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
610/520-2619
FAX 610/520-2655
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