Now, the first large, longitudinal study to track how
victims of child abuse treat their own children has found little evidence of a cycle of violence, but suggests that sexual abuse and neglect may indeed be passed down the generations.
Not exact matches
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.
They speak
of church cultures that
treated women's bodies as inherently problematic and seductive, that assigned a woman's worth to her sexual purity or procreative prowess, that questioned women's ability to think rationally or make decisions without the leadership
of men, that blamed
victims of sexual
abuse for inviting the
abuse or tempting the abuser, that shamed women who did not «joyfully submit» to their husband and find contentment in their roles as helpers and homemakers, and that effectively silenced
victims of abuse by telling women and
children that reporting the crime would reflect poorly on the church and thus damage the reputation
of Christ.
With three weeks to go in the legislative session, advocates are still pushing for passage
of a
Child Victims Act that would do away with the statute of limitations on child sex abuse cases, create a one - year window so survivors who can't bring cases under current law could do so, and treat public and private institutions the
Child Victims Act that would do away with the statute
of limitations on
child sex abuse cases, create a one - year window so survivors who can't bring cases under current law could do so, and treat public and private institutions the
child sex
abuse cases, create a one - year window so survivors who can't bring cases under current law could do so, and
treat public and private institutions the same.
Forensic experts at North Carolina State University have now published guidance on how research into modern - day forensic analysis
of child -
abuse victims can be used to shed light on how
children of earlier cultures were
treated.
The Medical Center establishes a Forensic Nurse Examiner Program within its Emergency Department to
treat victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and
child abuse.
The courts should
treat victims of child abuse sympathetically in relation to time limits, says Richard Scorer
Former co-lead lawyer on behalf
of 60 Jimmy Savile
child abuse victims, reporting on The Pollard Review and Operation Yewtree investigations, as well as liaising with The Dame Janet Smith Review, Trevor Sterling
of Moore Blatch solicitors comments: «We believe that since these initial investigations began there has been a considerable move forwards in relation to
abuse inquiries and how survivors are
treated on reporting these incidents.
Treating Victims of Child Sexual
Abuse.
Treating victims of child sexual
abuse.
Minimizing the DV or
child abuse allegations, the family dynamic proponents are likely to blame mothers for exaggerating their
abuse allegations, not emphasize the anger that
victims feel (indeed, they
treat it as a weakness and possibly an indication
of instability and poor parenting), and assume that mothers raise
abuse allegations to alienate their
children from their other parent.