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Articles on Abuse and Accusations
Investigator's Guide to Allegations of "Ritual" Child Abuse
Since 1981 I have been assigned to the Behavioral Science Unit at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia, and have specialized in studying all aspects of the sexual victimization of children.
Nov 28, 2004, 02:38
Testimony Regarding False Allegations Before the Select Committee on Children, Youth and Families
Douglas J. Besharov, J.D. , LL.M. , is a Resident Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, Washington, D.C. He was the first director of the U.S. National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect, 1975-1979. His most recent book is The Vulnerable Social Worker: Liability For Serving Children and Families (National Association of Social Workers, Silver Spring, MD 1985).
Nov 28, 2004, 02:22
Backlash and the Fact of Battered Husbands
One way to trivialize and dismiss a point of view is to claim it is part of a backlash. That is the contemptuous and derogatory characterization often applied when the topic of men's issues arises. Domestic violence is a case in point.
Nov 28, 2004, 02:13
Buried Memories - Shattered Lives
While no one can doubt the horror of child sex abuse, the powers of suggestion may be helping some adults recall events that never happened. Where those victims once found healing, others now claim betrayal.
Nov 28, 2004, 02:05
Faulty Assessment of Child Sexual Abuse: Legal and Emotional Sequelae
Increased awareness of child sexual abuse has caused the pendulum to swing the other way to the point where unsubstantiated reported cases may now outnumber documented ones. If one includes all child abuse cases, over 60% or 750,000 cases per year turn out to be without factual basis.
Nov 28, 2004, 01:04
Male Victims of Sexual Abuse
Throughout the past decade, there has been an increase in reports of child sexual abuse, largely because of improved education and prevention efforts. But the focus historically has been on female victims, with minimal attention to boys and adult male survivors. Personal beliefs and societal biases make male survivors more reluctant than female survivors to report abuse and seek counseling as adults, even though they struggle with feelings of guilt and shame, as well as years of emotional isolation, in maintaining their secrets.
Nov 28, 2004, 00:29
