190. Police Explorer Program Sexual Abuse
This week, Dr. Shiloh & Dr. Scott review the Sandra Birchmore case and then examine the problem of sexual abuse in America Police Explorer programs. They look at sexual crime power bases, behavioral drift, how this is similar to the research on teacher-student sexual abuse and what can be done about it; before looking at two other high profile cases.
Resources
Bacon-Blood, Littice. Louisiana No. 3 for Inappropriate Teacher-Student Relationships, Former U.S. Education Official Says. 29 Jan. 2015, www.nola.com/news/education/louisiana-no-3-for-inappropriate-teacher-student-relationships-former-u-s-education-official-says/article_1e0f70bc-0830-5138-b965-463b838f2693.html. Accessed 29 Aug. 2024.
Chavis, Lakeidra, et al. “Nearly 200 Allegations of Sexual Misconduct in a Police Youth Program.” The Marshall Project, 1 May 2024, www.themarshallproject.org/2024/05/01/police-explorer-sexual-abuse-boy-scouts.
“Exploring - Discover Your Future.” Exploring.org, 2015, www.exploring.org/.
Fieldman, Luis. “Who Is Sandra Birchmore? Woman Killed by Former Stoughton Cop, Feds Say.” Masslive, 29 Aug. 2024, www.masslive.com/news/2024/08/who-is-sandra-birchmore-woman-killed-by-former-stoughton-cop-feds-say.html&subscribed=auth0%7C66d34f82e60055000e33c461. Accessed 31 Aug. 2024.
Jeglic, Elizabeth. “Educator Sexual Misconduct Remains Prevalent in Schools | Psychology Today.” Www.psychologytoday.com, 23 May 2023, www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/protecting-children-from-sexual-abuse/202305/educator-sexual-misconduct-remains-prevalent-in. Accessed 29 Aug. 2024.
Jeglic, Elizabeth L., et al. “The Nature and Scope of Educator Misconduct in K-12.” Sexual Abuse, 2 May 2022, p. 107906322210964, https://doi.org/10.1177/10790632221096421.
Jeltson, Melissa. What Happened to Sandy Beal? iHeart Media, 30 Mar. 2022, disc 4. Podcast.
Katcher, Will, et al. “Evidence in Sandra Birchmore’s Death Was “Inconsistent” with Suicide, Feds Say.” Masslive, 28 Aug. 2024, www.masslive.com/news/2024/08/evidence-in-sandra-birchmores-death-was-inconsistent-with-suicide-feds-say.html. Accessed 31 Aug. 2024.
Learn Safe. “How Schools Can Stop Inappropriate Teacher/Student Relationships | LearnSafe.” LearnSafe, 24 June 2019, learnsafe.com/how-schools-can-stop-inappropriate-teacher-student-relationships/. Accessed 29 Aug. 2024.
Minihane, Kirk. The Case. Barstool Sports, 17 Jan. 2023, disc 1-4. Podcast.