Episode 1: Addressing Recantations in Child Sexual Abuse - Part 1

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Azzopardi, C., Eirich, R., Rash, C. L., MacDonald, S., & Madigan, S. (2018). A meta-analysis of the prevalence of child sexual abuse disclosure in forensic settings. Child Abuse & Neglect, 93, 291-304. DOI:10.1016/j.chiabu.2018.11.020    

Brink, F. W., Thackeray, J. D., Bridge, J. A., Letson, M. M., & Scribano, P. V. (2015). Child advocacy center multidisciplinary team decision and its association to child protective services outcomes. Child Abuse & Neglect, 46, 174-181. DOI:10.1016/j.chiabu.2015.04.011          

Chase, E., Sites, J., & Association of Prosecuting Attorneys. (2018). A multidisciplinary team approach to the investigation and prosecution of child abuse cases involving recantation. Washington, DC: Association of Prosecuting Attorneys.

Herbert, J., & Bromfield, L. (2017). Better together? A review of evidence for multi-disciplinary teams responding to physical and sexual child abuse. Trauma, Violence and Abuse, 20(2), 214-228. DOI:10.1177/1524838017697268       

Leach, C., Powell, M. B., Sharman, S. J., & Anglim, J. (2017). The relationship between children’s age and disclosures of sexual abuse during forensic interviews. Child Maltreatment, 22(1), 79-88. DOI:10.1177/1077559516675723       

Leander, L. (2010). Police interviews with child sexual abuse victims: Patterns of reporting, avoidance and denial. Child Abuse & Neglect, 34, 192-205. DOI:10.1016/j.chiabu.2009.09.011            

Malloy, L. C., Lyon, T. D., & Quas, J. A. (2007). Filial dependency and recantation of child sexual abuse allegations. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 46(2), 162-169. DOI:10.1097/01.chi.0000246067.77953.f7       

Malloy, L. C., & Mugno, A. P. (2016). Children’s recantation of adult wrongdoing: An experimental investigation. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 145, 11-21. DOI:10.1016/j.jecp.2015.12.003   

Malloy, L. C., Mugno, A. P., Rivard, J. R., Lyon, T. D., & Quas, J. A. (2016). Familial influences on recantation in substantiated child sexual abuse cases. Child Maltreatment, 21(3), 256-261. DOI:10.1177/1077559516650936      

Marx, S. P. (2000). Victim recantation in child sexual abuse cases: A team approach to prevention, investigation, and trial. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma, 2(2), 105-140. DOI:10.1300/J146v02n02_06             

McElvaney, R. (2019). Helping children tell about their experiences of sexual abuse. Child Abuse Review, 28(2), 166-172. DOI:10.1002/car.2559                            

Morrison, S. E., Bruce, C., & Wilson, S. (2018). Children’s disclosure of sexual abuse: A systematic review of qualitative research exploring barriers and facilitators. Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 27(2), 176-194. DOI:10.1080/10538712.2018.1425943     

Bibliography

• Recantation in Cases of Child Sexual Abuse 

Additional Resources

• Considerations for the MDT/CAC Approach to Recantation Infographic
• Considerations for the Multidisciplinary Team/Children’s Advocacy Center Approach to Recantation: A Research-to-Practice Summary

Online trainings in:

  NCAC Virtual Training Center

• It Really Didn’t Happen – Recantations of Child Sexual Abuse
• Research to Practice: Considerations for the MDT Approach to Recantation