Assessing Child Maltreatment Reports: The Problem of False Allegations

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This seminal book in the literature of child protective services stimulates critical thinking and informed discussion for those professionals and educators concerned with the quality of children’s protective services. The first book of its kind to present scholarly reports on false allegations, Assessing Child Maltreatment Reports tackles the age-old problem of deciding which reports, verbal or... Read more

This seminal book in the literature of child protective services stimulates critical thinking and informed discussion for those professionals and educators concerned with the quality of children’s protective services. The first book of its kind to present scholarly reports on false allegations, Assessing Child Maltreatment Reports tackles the age-old problem of deciding which reports, verbal or written, represent truth and which represent falsehood. When one deals with accusations in the area of child maltreatment, special problems are posed. This vital resource brings home the complexity and seriousness of confronting the need to separate true reports from false reports. Given the serious consequences of reports of maltreatment, determining the accuracy or inaccuracy of such reports is of major critical importance to all concerned and the parents, children, and professionals directly involved. This book deals effectively and practically with the everyday work of assessing the validity and reliability of maltreatment reports and guides professionals through rough waters of finding truth with helpful research.

This courageous book provides hope for establishing a deeper understanding of the broad system of child protection and consequently, enables professionals to better handle individual crises and cases. Containing a range of chapters--authored by leading academic researchers and practitioners in child welfare services in the United States--which examine the policy and practice issues related to false allegations of child abuse and neglect, this volume provides guideposts for further research and discussion. College and university students in child welfare and related programs, human service practitioners working in child protective and welfare services, and the larger public--both parents and professionals working with children--who have an interest in this important issue, will find Assessing Child Maltreatment Reports a compassionate approach to a sensitive issue. Read less

I. Historical Overview
The Social Construction of Child Abuse and “False Allegations”
II. Policy Issues
Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting and Investigation: Policy Guidelines for Decision-Making
Unsubstantiated Reports: Perspectives of Child Protection Workers
Responding to Reports of Child Abuse and Neglect
Investigating Allegations of Child Maltreatment: The Strengths and Limitations of Current Risk Assessment Systems
III. Clinical Evaluations of Sexual Abuse
Beyond Validation Interviews: An Assessment Approach to Evaluating Sexual Abuse Allegations
Was There Really Child Sexual Abuse or is There Another Explanation?
Is It (Or Is It Not) Sexual Abuse?: The Medical Examiner’s Dilemma
False and Unsubstantiated Sexual Abuse Allegations: Clinical Issues
IV. Sexual Abuse Allegations in Custody/Visitation Disputes
Multiple Perspectives: Factors Related to Differential Diagnosis of Sex Abuse and Divorce Trauma in Children Under Six
Factors Contributing to False Allegations of Child Sexual Abuse in Custody Disputes
Alleging Psychological Impairment of the Accuser to Defend Oneself Against a Child Abuse Allegation: A New Manifestation of Wife Battering and False Accusation
V. Allegations of Maltreatment in Family Foster Homes
Maltreatment in Family Foster Homes: Dynamics and Dimensions
Child Abuse and Neglect Reports in Foster Care: The Issue for Foster Parents of “False” Allegations
Unfounded Allegations of Child Abuse in the United Kingdom: A Survey of Foster Parents’ Reactions to Reporting Procedures
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Jerome Beker

Assessing Child Maltreatment Reports The Problem of False Allegations

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