Ethics and Issues of Secondary Prevention Efforts in Child Sexual Abuse

This article discusses the ethical, practical, and moral issues surrounding secondary prevention efforts of child sexual abuse from a professional and practice-based perspective. Transcripts of a semistructured consultation event with n = 15 international experts on the secondary prevention of child...

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Authors: McCartan, Kieran F. (Author) ; Merdian, Hannah L. (Author) ; Perkins, Derek E. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2018
In: International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology
Year: 2018, Volume: 62, Issue: 9, Pages: 2548-2566
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
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Keywords:
Child sexual abuse
Prevention
Public health approach
Treatment
Ethics
Kindesmissbrauch
Prävention
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Summary:This article discusses the ethical, practical, and moral issues surrounding secondary prevention efforts of child sexual abuse from a professional and practice-based perspective. Transcripts of a semistructured consultation event with n = 15 international experts on the secondary prevention of child sexual abuse were analysed using thematic qualitative analysis. The research identified four main critical areas linked to secondary prevention efforts, including, the psychology of self-reporting and disclosure; the interaction with and within existing legal, social, and professional frameworks; the scale and type of an appropriate response; and potential hurdles (i.e., within media, public, politics). The article outlines these areas, highlighting participant perspectives on risk-enhancing and mitigating factors for each domain.
ISSN:1552-6933
DOI:10.1177/0306624X17723951