It has long been claimed that “maltreatment begets maltreatment,” that is, a parent's history
of maltreatment increases the risk that his or her child will also suffer maltreatment. However …

Background and objective Disclosure of CSA is key to victims having access to support and
protection, but the current understanding of what factors play a key role is still limited. The …

Background Child maltreatment has serious short and long‐term negative impacts for those
experiencing it. Child maltreatment occurring in institutional settings has recently received …

Objectives The standard interview method (SIM) is a guidance framework for information
gathering interviews. This article describes the purpose, scope, origin, experimental basis …

Background & objective The forensic interview is an important part of the investigative
process with child witnesses, and ensuring evidence-based practices is crucial to its …

In legal cases regarding child sexual abuse (CSA), children have various options, such as to
disclose or deny maltreatment. When interviewed in adulthood, their accounts may be …

Numerous scholars have investigated the prevalence of cyber dating abuse (CDA) and
recognize that CDA is a widespread phenomenon among adolescents and emerging adults …

Background Research on child sexual abuse increasingly focuses on sexually offending
females; however, there is a lack of research that focuses on the individuals being affected …

Because intensely reluctant children often fail to report being abused even when they are
supportively interviewed, the Revised NICHD (National Institute of Child Health and Human …

Previous research has shown that simulation training using avatars with repeated feedback
improves child sexual abuse interview quality. The present study added a hypothesis-testing …