Religion in child sexual abuse forensic interviews |
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| Institution: | 1. Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston Children''s Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, USA;2. University Without Walls, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 100 Venture Way, Hadley, MA 01035, USA;1. The National Centre for Post Qualifying Social Work, Bournemouth University, Royal London House, Christchurch Road, Bournemouth BH1 3LT, UK;2. Department of Interdisciplinary Studies, Manchester Metropolitan University, Crewe Green Road, Crewe, Cheshire, CW2 8JD, UK;3. Churches Child Protection Advisory Service, PO Box 133, Swanley, Kent, BR8 7UQ, UK;4. VCF project Office, Dominion Centre, 112 The Green, Southall, UB2 4BQ, UK;1. Family Services Research Center, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, USA;2. The Dee Norton Lowcountry Children''s Center, Charleston, SC, USA;3. National Crime Victims Research & Treatment Center, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, USA;1. University of Ulm, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry/Psychotherapy, Steinhoevelstr. 5, 89075 Ulm, Germany;2. Diocese of Trier, Life Coaching, Hinter dem Dom 6, 54290 Trier, Germany |
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| Abstract: | Religion is an under-studied factor affecting children’s sexual victimization and their willingness to discuss such experiences. In this qualitative study, 39 child forensic interviewers and child advocacy center (CAC) directors in the United States discussed religious influences on children’s sexual abuse experiences, their relationships to CACs, and their disclosures in the forensic setting. Participants reported both harmonious and dissonant interactions between religiously observant children and families on one hand and child advocacy centers on the other. Themes emerged related to abuse in religious contexts and religious justifications for abuse; clergy and religious supports for disclosures as well as suppression of disclosures; and the ways CACS accommodate religious diversity and forge collaborations with clergy. Participants discussed a wide range of religions. Recommendations for practice and research are included. |
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| Keywords: | Child sexual abuse Child advocacy centers Religion Investigative interviews Catholic Christian Jewish |
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