Epstein Secrets

e and implications for legal proceedings. In Sex and Violence: The Psychology of Crime and Risk Assessment. Farrington Hollin CR. Malurran M (eds). Routledge: London: 138-153. McElvaney R. 2008. How children tell: containing the secret of child sexual abuse. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Trinity Col

gan, 2004; Hershkowitz et at, 2005). Therefore, children who disclose more promptly may be overrepresented in legal samples. In Sweden, Priebe and Svedin (2008) conducted a national survey of 4339 adolescents, of whom 1962 reported some form of sexual abuse (65% of girls and 23% of boys). Details of

d implications for legal proceedings. In Sex and Violence: The Psychology of Crime and Risk Assessment, Farrington DP, Rollin CR. McMurran M (eds). Routledge: London; 138 153. McElvaney R. 2008. How children tell: containing the secret of child sexual abuse. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Trinity Col

an, 2004; Hershkowitz et al., 2005). Therefore, children who disclose more promptly may be overrepresented in legal samples. In Sweden, Priebe and Svedin (2008) conducted a national survey of 4339 adolescents, of whom 1962 reported some form of sexual abuse (65% of girls and 23% of boys). Details of

of the child victim can act as key supports to creating an open relational context and fostering positive responses (Jensen et al., 2005; Priebe & Svedin, 2008; Schonbucher et al., 2012; Ungar et al., 20096). In particular, as children grow older, they are more likely to disclose to a peer, as shown

d implications for legal proceedings. In Sex and Violence: The Psychology of Crime and Risk Assessment, Farrington DP, Hollin CR, McMurran M (eds). Routledge: London; 138 153. McElvaney R. 2008. How children tell: containing the secret of child sexual abuse. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Trinity Col