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Evaluating children's reports of sexual abuse: results from a survey of professionals
J R Conte1, E Sorenson, L Fogarty
1School of Social Work, University of Washington, Seattle.
The American Journal of Orthopsychiatry
|July 1, 1991
Abstract:
Two hundred and twelve professionals were surveyed on their assessment and validation procedures in cases of children's sexual abuse allegations. Specific questions garnered information about practices in interviewing children and accused adults, assessment protocols, criteria used to substantiate the allegations, and factors that might distort children's responses.