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Wrongful Allegations of Sexual and Child Abuse (Hardcover)
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Wrongful Allegations of Sexual and Child Abuse (Hardcover)
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Wrongful Allegations of Sexual and Child Abuse fills a gap for an
authoritative and considered text focused on false accusations of
recent or historical abuse, both as a miscarriage of justice and as
an ordeal which impairs lives even when it does not result in
criminal charges. It brings together experts from different
disciplinary backgrounds and relevant specialisms to explicate the
context, causes, and processes that foster erroneous or fabricated
allegations and to consider ways of reducing their incidence and
the injustices that follow them. While there has been a welcome
increase in policies which address child abuse, rape and other
sexual offences, these tend to neglect or disavow the diametrical
problem of false allegations of such offences. It is inherent in
the, typically, unwitnessed and physically uncorroborated nature of
these 'hidden' crimes that they are difficult to prosecute; but
also to disprove if no crime has been committed. It is right that
all allegations of abuse are treated as believable and are
rigorously investigated, but it is not in the interest of any
progressive and robust system of justice to convict or malign
innocent people. Approached from this more controversial
perspective, the five parts of this volume chart the life-course of
an untrue allegation. Beginning with the nature, extent and harm of
false abuse allegations, the cultural and political context giving
rise to false allegations, and then the causal and motivational
factors for making them, are explored, before addressing the role
and impact of the criminal justice system when handling such cases.
The final part looks at the ways such concerns might be addressed
whilst remaining mindful of victims of abuse and their suffering.
Tackling an under-researched and under-discussed area, Wrongful
Allegations of Sexual and Child Abuse offers thoughtful and
thought-provoking discourses around an understandably difficult and
sensitive area. It will be essential reading for academics and
students of criminology, sociology, criminal justice, criminal law,
socio-legal studies, and psychology, as well as those working with
victims of false allegations, and police and specialist
practitioners dealing with sexual offences and child abuse.
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