Children tend to under-report the extent of their abuse experiences. Research studies comparing children’s reports of abuse with audio or video recordings of their abuse or perpetrators’ confessions indicated that children under-report. Articles cited by Dutton:Bidrose & Goodman, 2000; Cederborg et al., 2007; Dutton, 2011; Emerick & Dutton, 1993, Leander et al., 2005. Areas of […]
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Dr. Dutton explains (2022): Young children typically disclose people they believe will be supportive, usually their primary caretakers. As girls grow older, they may be just as likely to tell a close friend or relative, especially if their abusers are their caretakers’ significant others. As boys grow older, they typically tell their primary caretakers, until
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A critical concept that bears directly on a Daubert challenge.
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Why confounding variables are important to be accounted for.
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Dr. Dutton’s description of dissociation and hyperarousal.
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Overview of “fight-flight-freeze” or “tonic immobility”.
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Dr. Dutton’s description of appropriate child interview.
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Dr. Dutton’s description of gender and disclosure.
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An unfounded belief that Dr. Dutton has promoted over the years.
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