2/7/12: Understanding Pedophilia

KUER 90.1 | By Doug Fabrizio

Published February 6, 2012 at 4:54 PM MST

Lolita (played by Sue Lyton) is oggled by the pedophile Humbert Humbert (James Mason) in Stanley Kubrick's 1961 film version of Vladimir Nabokov's novel Lolita. — Lolita (played by Sue Lyton) is oggled by the pedophile Humbert Humbert (James Mason) in Stanley Kubrick's 1961 film version of Vladimir Nabokov's novel *Lolita*.

No behavior is more reviled in America than pedophilia. Dr. Fred Berlin, a professor at Johns Hopkins University, believes in the necessity of criminal penalties for pedophiles, but, he argues, thinking of pedophilia solely as a criminal mindset hamstrings our ability to control it. Berlin regards pedophilia as a treatable mental disorder. He'll join Doug on Tuesday to discuss our understanding of pedophilia and how we can manage and treat it before it leads to a pernicious incident.

Music from today's RadioWest:

"Hajnal" by Venetian Snares
"Strange Time" by Geschwister Schumann
"Livonia" by A Setting Sun

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Doug Fabrizio

Doug Fabrizio has been reporting for KUER News since 1987, and became News Director in 1993. In 2001, he became host and executive producer of KUER's RadioWest, a one hour conversation/call-in show on KUER 90.1 in Salt Lake City. He has gained a reputation for his thoughtful style. He has interviewed everyone from Isabel Allende to the Dalai Lama, and from Madeleine Albright to Desmond Tutu. His interview skills landed him a spot as a guest host of the national NPR program, "Talk of the Nation." He has won numerous awards for his reporting and for his work with RadioWest and KUED's Utah NOW from such organizations as the Society of Professional Journalists, the Utah Broadcasters Association, the Public Radio News Directors Association and the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.

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