Contested Issues in the Evaluation of Child Sexual Abuse ─ A Response to Questions Raised in Kuehnle and Connell's Edited Collection

This book was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Child Sexual Abuse (February and April 2012). It consists of 12 contributions that directly respond to Kuyehnle and Connell's edited volume, The Evaluation of Child Sexual Abuse Allegations: A Comprehensive Guide in Assessment and Testimony (2009). Arguing against some of the articles in that volume that emphasize "correctly identifying false allegations" over "correctly identifying true victims," the present work seeks to mitigate that emphasis in favor of a more balanced approach. Annotation c2014 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)

Kathleen Coulborn Faller, Ph.D., A.C.S.W., D.C.S.W., is Marion Elizabeth Blue Professor of Children and Families, University of Michigan, USA, and Director of the Family Assessment Clinic, which evaluates, treats, and provides case record reviews on complex child welfare and sexual abuse cases. She is author of nine books and over 90 research and clinical articles.

Mark D. Everson, PhD is Professor and Director of Program on Childhood Trauma and Maltreatment, Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA. His career has focused on improving the reliability and accuracy of forensic assessments of alleged child abuse.