Child Sexual Abuse

by Pipe, Margaret-ellen; Lamb, Michael E.; Orbach, Yael; Cederborg, Ann-christin

• ISBN13: 9780805863178
• ISBN10: 0805863176
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-04-02
• Publisher: Lawrence Erlbau

Summary

This volume provides the first rigorous assessment of the research relating to the disclosure of childhood sexual abuse, along with the practical and policy implications of the findings. Leading researchers and practitioners from diverse and international backgrounds offer critical commentary on these previously unpublished findings gathered from both field and laboratory research. Cross-cultural, clinical, and multi-disciplinary perspectives are provided. The goal is to learn more about why children frequently remain silent about their abuse, deny it, or if they do disclose, do so belatedly and incompletely, often recanting their allegations over time. The book opens with a close examination of the existing literature on disclosure and the difficulties in conducting such research. It then examines the individual and contextual factors that determine whether, when, and how childhood sexual abuse is disclosed. This portion reviews how the interview techniques have a profound impact on disclosure patterns. Details of how reluctant children are interviewed are included. The third section examines the broader implications of disclosure for the child, family and peers, and for the suspect. Child Sexual Abuseexamines how the interview strategies influence how, when, or if children disclose abuse, by examining both domestic and international data and by analyzing detailed interviews with children. Child Sexual Abuseis for researchers and practitioners from child, forensic, and clinical psychology, social work, and all legal professionals who need to understand this crime.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Seeking Resolution in the Disclosure Wars: An Overview	p. 1
Disclosure of Child Sexual Abuse: A Review of the Contemporary Empirical Literature	p. 11
False Denials: Overcoming Methodological Biases in Abuse Disclosure Research	p. 41
New Data and Perspectives on When and Why Children Fail to Disclose Abuse
Individual and Family Variables Associated with Disclosure and Nondisclosure of Child Abuse in Israel	p. 63
Factors Associated with Nondisclosure of Suspected Abuse During Forensic Interviews	p. 77
Suspected Victims of Abuse Who do not Make Allegations: An Analysis of Their Interactions with Forensic Interviewers	p. 97
Reluctant Disclosers of Child Sexual Abuse	p. 115
The Influence of Interviewer-Provided Social Support on Children's Suggestibility, Memory, and Disclosures	p. 135
Delay of Disclosure, Minimization, and Denial of Abuse When the Evidence Is Unambiguous A Multivictim Case	p. 159
A Retrospective Study of Factors Affecting the Disclosure of Childhood Sexual and Physical Abuse	p. 175
Canadian Criminal Court Reports of Historic Child Sexual Abuse: Factors Associated with Delayed Prosecution and Reported Repression	p. 195
Clinical, Legal, and Policy Implications of the Research on When and Why Children Do and Do Not Disclose Abuse
A Holistic Approach to Interviewing and Treating Children in the Legal System	p. 219
Clinical and Organizational Perspectives on Denial and Delayed Disclosure	p. 251
Forensic Interviewing in New Zealand	p. 265
The Silence of Abused Children in Israel: Policy Implications	p. 281
Reflections on the Concept of Disclosure	p. 291
Index	p. 303
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