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Children’s Allegations of Sexual Abuse: A Model for Forensic Assessment

Content Provider	Springer Nature Link
Author	O’Dohue, William Benuto, Lorraine Fanetti, Matthew
Copyright Year	2010
Abstract	It is important both clinically and forensically to gain information to provide an understanding of the veracity of a child’s allegations of sexual abuse. Even though it is reasonable to hypothesize that most allegations are true—children are not infallible and thus some allegations are false. A systematic model of pathways to false allegations—however rare or common—is important because so much depends on this question (i.e., both false positives and false negatives are harmful to children). We propose that there are two major pathways to false allegations of child sexual abuse: (1) the child is lying and (2) the child has a false memory due to his or her problems in information processing. We conclude by presenting a more detailed protocol for more formally evaluating these pathways to false allegations in specific cases.
Starting Page	148
Ending Page	154
Page Count	7
File Format	PDF
ISSN	1938971X
Journal	Psychological Injury and Law
Volume Number	3
Issue Number	2
e-ISSN	19389728
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2010-06-05
Publisher Place	Boston
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Sexual abuse Child sexual abuse Forensic assessment Psychology Clinical Psychology Law and Psychology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Ecology Law Psychiatry and Mental Health

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