Sentences with phrase «fabricated allegations of child abuse»

As we learned during our series on abuse in the church, cases of fabricated allegations of child abuse are quite rare, so when this many consistent counts are leveled against an organization, we should be wary of jumping to the defense of the accused and treating the alleged victims as liars.

Not exact matches

[37] A key feature of the Director's conduct in this case is that she and many of her agents approached the case in front of them with a closed mind, having concluded at a very early stage, before the children were interviewed, that there was no merit to the sexual abuse allegations and that J.P. had fabricated them and had coached her children to make their disclosures.

Moreover, women's anger specifically is very faux pas and «unmotherly», so when they make allegations of child abuse, it is stereotyped to be passive aggressive and fabricated.

[F] athers most frequently make intentionally false reports [while] mothers and children [are the] least likely to fabricate reports of abuse or neglect... [D] eliberate fabrication of abuse by custodial parents is relatively low, alleviating the concerns that there is a widespread problem of custodial parents trying to manipulate the legal system or seek vengeance against their former partners... diverting attention from the more prevalent problems of unsubstantiated allegations made in good faith and unresolved investigations where suspicions of abuse or neglect remain but can not be confirmed.

Gardner, R. A. (1989) «Differentiating Between Bona Fide and Fabricated Allegations of Sexual Abuse of Children.»

Of the intentionally false allegations of maltreatment... custodial parents (usually mothers) and children [are] least likely to fabricate reports of abuse or neglect.&raquOf the intentionally false allegations of maltreatment... custodial parents (usually mothers) and children [are] least likely to fabricate reports of abuse or neglect.&raquof maltreatment... custodial parents (usually mothers) and children [are] least likely to fabricate reports of abuse or neglect.&raquof abuse or neglect.»

The PAS criteria used by Gardner, as noted above, are essentially borrowed from and built upon his earlier (and now widely discredited) test for determining whether children were fabricating allegations of sexual abuse, the «Sexual Abuse Legitimacy Scale» (SAL Scale)abuse, the «Sexual Abuse Legitimacy Scale» (SAL Scale)Abuse Legitimacy Scale» (SAL Scale)(Id.)

Differentiating between bona fide and fabricated allegations of sexual abuse of children.