Rethinking the Competing Discourses on Uncorroborated Allegations of Child Sexual Abuse
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8401080 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michael Naughton (0000-0002-9777-2095, University of Bristol, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 461-480 |
| Publication date | 2019-02-15 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The British Journal of Criminology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-0955 • E-ISSN: 1464-3529 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/bjc/azy037 |
| OpenAlex | W2892461531 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 21 |
This article shows that the competing discourses on uncorroborated allegations of child sexual abuse (UACSA) each rests on unreliable epistemic assumptions, meaning that in any given case it is uncertain whether the individual making the accusation is a genuine victim or the perpetrator of a false allegation against an innocent individual. It argues that this presents a fatal challenge to the existing fields of knowledge and practise on either side of the discursive divide in terms of how alleged victims in UACSA cases are conceptualized and measured and how they are acted upon. It concludes with a call for an open-minded approach, which prioritizes the pursuit of truth in investigations to try to ensure that criminal justice system interventions in such an inherently problematic area are just and that they do not cause or compound the forms of harm and injustice currently at play.
Allegation · Child sexual abuse · Criminology · Economic Justice · Epistemology · False accusation · Harm · Injustice · Meaning (existential) · Perversion · Poison control · Political science · Psychoanalysis · Psychotherapist · Sexual abuse · Sociology · Suicide prevention · Child Abuse and Trauma · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Law · Medicine · Philosophy · Psychology · Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies · Social Psychology
A Theory of Cognitive Dissonance
A Meta-Analysis of the Published Research on the Effects of Child Sexual Abuse
Complaints of rape and the criminal justice system
Childhood Abuse and Neglect
Discipline and Punish
Wrongful Allegations of Sexual and Child Abuse
The Innocent and the Criminal Justice System
A Theory of Cognitive Dissonance
Folk Devils and Moral Panics
Thinking Differently about ‘False Allegations’ in Cases of Rape
Different Functions of Rape Myth Use in Court
Current Information on the Scope and Nature of Child Sexual Abuse
Child Sexual Abuse
Redefining Miscarriages Of Justice
Attrition in Rape and Sexual Assault Cases
The Foucault Effect
Discipline and Punish
Woman's Voice/Law's Logos
| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 1,33 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2024 (2) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |