Child sexual abuse : disclosure, delay, and denial / edited by Margaret-Ellen Pipe [and others].

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Seeking resolution in the disclosure wars : an overview / Margaret-Ellen Pipe, Michael E. Lamb, Yael Orbach and Ann-Christin Cederborg -- 2. Disclosure of child sexual abuse : a review of the contemporary empirical literature / Kamala London, Maggie Bruck, Stephen J. Ceci and Daniel W. Shuman -- 3. False denials : overcoming methodological biases in abuse disclosure research / Thomas D. Lyon -- 4. Individual and family variables associated with disclosure and nondisclosure of child abuse in Israel / Irit Hershkowitz, Dvora Horowitz and Michael E. Lamb -- 5. Factors associated with nondisclosure of suspected abuse during forensic interviews / Margaret-Ellen Pipe, Michael E. Lamb, Yael Orbach, Heather Stewart, Kathleen J. Sternberg and Phillip Esplin -- 6. Suspected victims of abuse who do not make allegations : an analysis of their interactions with forensic interviewers / Irit Hershkowitz, Yael Orbach, Michael E. Lamb, Kathleen J. Sternberg, Margaret-Ellen Pipe and Dvora Horowitz -- 7. Reluctant disclosers of child sexual abuse / Yael Orbach, Hana Shiloach and Michael E. Lamb -- 8. The influence of interviewer-provided social support on children's suggestibility, memory, and disclosures / Bette L. Bottoms, Jodi A. Quas and Suzanne L. Davis -- 9. Delay of disclosure, minimization, and denial of abuse when the evidence is unambiguous : a multivictim case / Ann-Christin Cederborg, Michael E. Lamb and Ola Laurell -- 10. A retrospective study of factors affecting the disclosure of childhood sexual and physical abuse / Bette L. Bottoms, Aaron G. Rudnicki and Michelle A. Epstein -- 11. Canadian criminal court reports of historic child sexual abuse : factors associated with delayed prosecution and reported repression / Deborah A. Connolly and J. Don Read -- 12. A holistic approach to interviewing and treating children in the legal system / Karen J. Saywitz, Phillip Esplin and Sarah Romanoff -- 13. Clinical and organizational perspectives on denial and delayed disclosure / Clara H. Gumpert -- 14. Forensic interviewing in New Zealand / Karen Wilson -- 15. The silence of abused children in Israel : policy implications / Dvora Horowitz -- 16. Reflections on the concept of disclosure / Frank Lindblad.

"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 Abuse examines 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 Abuse is intended for researchers and practitioners from child, forensic, and clinical psychology, social work, and all legal professionals who need to understand this crime."--Publisher description.

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