Science and child sexual abuse: Navigating the pathway between emotion and objectivity

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dc.contributor.authorWortley, R. K.
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-01T20:08:57Z
dc.date.available2015-12-01T20:08:57Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractChild sexual abuse is an issue that generates strong emotions, but scientific analysis of the problem demands dispassionate objectivity. This paper explores the tension between these two opposing responses. The scientific analysis of child sexual abuse can produce results that conflict with accepted wisdom. Research findings, such as those showing that victims of child sexual abuse do not necessarily suffer long-term psychological harm, can be misinterpreted to suggest support for the normalisation of child sexual abuse and risk provoking a backlash. In order to develop effective evidence-based prevention strategies researchers may need to challenge popularly held beliefs about child sexual abuse, taking care to do so in a way that recognises the sensitivities surrounding the topic.en_US
dc.identifier.citationWortley, R. K. (2015). Science and child sexual abuse: Navigating the pathway between emotion and objectivity. Crime Science, 4(1), 1-3.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.crimesciencejournal.com/content/4/1/18
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/2660
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherCrime Scienceen_US
dc.subjectchild sexual abuseen_US
dc.subjectRind controversyen_US
dc.subjectpreventionen_US
dc.subjectCrime scienceen_US
dc.titleScience and child sexual abuse: Navigating the pathway between emotion and objectivityen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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