## The Identiยฎcation of Social Problems Despite the increase in public knowledge about the existence of child sexual abuse, caused by public inquiries, media attention and the signiยฎcant number of publications on the subject, the problem of child sexual abuse has failed to be systematically addres
Obfuscating Child Sexual Abuse II: Listening to Survivors
โ Scribed by Julie Taylor-Browne
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 198 KB
- Volume
- 6
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0952-9136
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โฆ Synopsis
Listening to Survivors
The reality of the extent and experience of child sexual abuse cannot be revealed while children are unable to `stand up and be counted'. Limited alternatives, lack of information and dependence on adults prevent the true scale of the problem being appreciated. Similarly, media and legal treatment of abused children also operate to suppress the truth. The expertise and knowledge of those who have suered abuse need to be acknowledged and utilized in order that child sexual abuse can no longer be obfuscated. *
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Children who disclose sexual abuse, and the professionals working with them, continue to face a series of diculties and dilemmas if the alleged abuser is to be brought before the criminal court. As part of a major study of 202 children who had been sexually abused, 35 were interviewed about their po