Description
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researchers and practitioners from diverse and international backgrounds offer critical commentary on these previously unpublished findings gathered from b
Table of Contents
Introduction. Seeking Resolution in the Disclosure Wars: An Overview. Disclosure of Child Sexual Abuse: A Review of the Contemporary Empirical Literature. False Denials: Overcoming Methodological Biases in Abuse Disclosure Research. Individual and Family Variables Associated With Disclosure and Non-disclosure of Child Abuse in Israel. Factors Associated With Non-disclosure of Suspected Abuse During Forensic Interviews. Suspected Victims of Abuse Who Do Not Make Allegations: An Analysis of Their Interactions With Forensic Interviewers. Reluctant Disclosers of Child Sexual Abuse. The Influence of Interviewer-provided Social Support on Children’s Suggestibility, Memory, and Disclosures. Delay of Disclosure, Minimization, and Denial of Abuse When the Evidence is Unambiguous: A Multi-victim Case. A Retrospective Study of Factors Affecting the Disclosure of Childhood Sexual and Physical Abuse. Canadian Criminal Court Reports of Historic Child Sexual Abuse: Factors Associated With Delayed Prosecution and Reported Repression. A Holistic Approach to Interviewing and Treating Children in the Legal System. Clinical and Organizational Perspectives on Denial and Delayed Disclosure. Forensic Interviewing in New Zealand. The Silence of Abused Children in Israel: Policy Implications. Reflections on the Concept of Disclosure
