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By BetterWithCheddar · Posted
The Eagle Scout brand is still very strong. -
We've talked about that document before here. This document was from 2011/2012. In 2019, its paid consultant/author was stating such incorrect things as: "100% of cases over the last 50 years have been reported to law enforcement." That turned into a big, credibility damaging "research" miss and mess that led to an embarrassing Congressional apology, and pretty much discredited it. You can be generous if you like, but that 2011 document was more press release and PR strategy than a serious attempt to contribute anything useful and heartfelt to the public CSA discussion. BSA has never done that. https://michiganscouting.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/BSA-Press-Conference-Prepared-Remarks_04.24.19.pdf -
By HashTagScouts · Posted
Merit-Badge-Counselor-Qualifications.pdf (scoutspirit.org) -
By SiouxRanger · Posted
What would "restricted" merit badges be? Thanks. -
It is common knowledge that BSA made its ineligible volunteer files available to an independent researcher at the University of Virginia. She provided initial findings in 2011, and an executive summary in 2012. Here's the reference to her formal work on the files, published years later on a sample of 6878 perpetrators of CSA: Warren, J. I., & Reed, J. (2021). Victim selection patterns of community‐residing child molesters identified by a nationwide youth‐serving organization. Behavioral Sciences & the Law, 39(3), 307-327. Those conclusions have been folded into the YPT program that we ask all parents to take. This year, one other publication reported on a randomly drawn sample of 48 cases ... Mackinem, M. B., & Laufersweiler-Dwyer, D. (2024). A Deeper Look at the Boy Scouts of America “Perversion” Files: Structural Factors Related to Access and Abuse. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 08862605241230091. It goes over many of the structural problems unique to the organization and tries to make optimistic conclusions. We need to remind ourselves that criminology is hard. The data that are gleaned from these reports are also studied by folks who think it is their God-given right to lure our nation's children for their basest desires. May none of us make the error that any given activity is such a safe haven that our guard should be lowered to any degree.
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