The reproduction of child maltreatment: An examination of adolescent problem behavior, substance use, and precocious transitions in the link between victimization and perpetration

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dc.contributor.authorMaslen, H., & Paine, C.
dc.date.accessioned2020-01-23T17:23:05Z
dc.date.available2020-01-23T17:23:05Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractNon-recent child sexual abuse (CSA) and child sexual exploitation (CSE) have received recent attention. Victims often do not report their ordeal at the time the incident occurred, and it is increasingly common for agencies to refer concerns to the police years, or decades, after the event. The combination of the non-recent nature of the offence, the lack of engagement by the (potentially vulnerable) victim, and the huge resource burden of investigation make deciding whether to proceed with investigation complex and ethically challenging. Although there will always be a presumption in favor of investigation, for some cases the reasons against investigating will outweigh this presumption. We examine the considerations at stake in making a decision about whether to make contact with the victim and proceed with investigating a particular non-recent CSA case. Arguing for a “broad rights” approach, we identify considerations relating to (1) the victim, (2) criminal justice and crime prevention, (3) limited resources, and (4) legitimacy. We argue that, all other things being equal, nonrecent and current investigations are equally worthy of investigation. We assess the implications of suspects being persons of public prominence. We outline a principled decision-making framework to aid investigators. The Oxford CSA Framework has the potential to reduce unnecessary demand on police resources.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipchild sexual abuse, child sexual exploitation, non-recent offences, police ethics, Oxford CSA Framework, police investigationen_US
dc.identifier.citationMaslen, H., & Paine, C. (2019). When should the police investigate cases of non-recent child sexual abuse?. Criminal justice ethics, 38(2), 65-102.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6817323/pdf/RCRE_38_1600288.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/4561
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherCriminal justice ethicsen_US
dc.subjectchild sexual abuseen_US
dc.subjectexploitationen_US
dc.subjectnon-recent offencesen_US
dc.subjectpolice ethicsen_US
dc.subjectpolice investigationen_US
dc.subjectInternational Resourcesen_US
dc.subjectUnited Kingdomen_US
dc.titleThe reproduction of child maltreatment: An examination of adolescent problem behavior, substance use, and precocious transitions in the link between victimization and perpetrationen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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