Suspect confession of child sexual abuse to investigators

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dc.contributor.authorLippert, T., Cross, T.P., Jones, L. & Walsh, W.
dc.date.accessioned2017-08-28T19:26:45Z
dc.date.available2017-08-28T19:26:45Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractIncreasing the number of suspects who give true confessions of sexual abuse serves justice and reduces the burden of the criminal justice process on child victims. With data from four communities, this study examined confession rates and predictors of confession of child sexual abuse over the course of criminal investigations (final N = 282). Overall, 30% of suspects confessed partially or fully to the crime. This rate was consistent across the communities and is very similar to the rates of suspect confession of child sexual abuse found by previous research, although lower than that from a study focused on a community with a vigorous practice of polygraph testing. In a multivariate analysis, confession was more likely when suspects were younger and when more evidence of abuse was available, particularly child disclosure and corroborative evidence. These results suggest the difficulty of obtaining confession but also the value of methods that facilitate child disclosure and seek corroborative evidence, for increasing the odds of confession.en_US
dc.identifier.citationLippert, T., Cross, T.P., Jones, L. & Walsh, W. (2010). Suspect confession of child sexual abuse to investigators. Child Maltreatment, 15(2), 161-170.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.unh.edu/ccrc/pdf/CV202.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/3536
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherChild Maltreatmenten_US
dc.subjectconfessionen_US
dc.subjectchild sexual abuseen_US
dc.subjectoffendersen_US
dc.subjectinvestigationen_US
dc.subjectdisclosureen_US
dc.titleSuspect confession of child sexual abuse to investigatorsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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