The Superpredator Scare
- Episode aired Apr 7, 2014
The mid 1990's saw a rise in juvenile crime that sparked the fear of a 'superpredator'. Coined by then Princeton professor John Dilulio Jr., it summed up the nation's fear of teen violence a... Read allThe mid 1990's saw a rise in juvenile crime that sparked the fear of a 'superpredator'. Coined by then Princeton professor John Dilulio Jr., it summed up the nation's fear of teen violence as well as the previous decade's spike in juvenile delinquency. This episode of Retro Repor... Read allThe mid 1990's saw a rise in juvenile crime that sparked the fear of a 'superpredator'. Coined by then Princeton professor John Dilulio Jr., it summed up the nation's fear of teen violence as well as the previous decade's spike in juvenile delinquency. This episode of Retro Report delves into that fear, as well as what exactly happened to those 'superpredators'?