Poisoned Halloween candy and other untrue stories - Ft. Joel Best (Part 1)

Joel Best is Professor of Criminology at the University of Delaware and the world's leading expert in the sociology of social problems. He is the author of over a dozen books and many more articles and book chapters on themes ranging from the satanic panic to the misuse of statistics. We spoke about why stories like poisoned Halloween candy spread and how we can avoid getting swept up in panics.

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