"3. The effect of threats on children’s disclosure of sexual abuse." by Thomas D. Lyon

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3. The effect of threats on children’s disclosure of sexual abuse.

APSAC (American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children) Advisor (1996)

Thomas D. Lyon, University of Southern California

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Abstract

Do abused children refuse to disclose their abuse because they have been threatened by their perpetrators? In Jeopardy in the Courtroom: A Scientific Analysis of Children's Testimony, a book that many believe may have a substantial impact on child witness law and practice, Professors Stephen Ceci and Maggie Bruck argue that there is little empirical basis for this "professional `lore"' (Ceci & Bruck, 1995, pp. 300-301).

Keywords

child abuse,
child witness,
effect of threats,
children's disclosure,
child neglect

Disciplines

Criminal Law,
Evidence,
Law and Psychology,
Child Psychology and
Developmental Psychology

Publication Date

August, 1996

Citation Information

Lyon, T. D. (1996, Fall). The effect of threats on children’s disclosure of sexual abuse. APSAC Advisor, 9, 9-15.