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040 _aAFVC
100 _aCashmore, Judith
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245 _aFourteen-year trends in the criminal justice response to child sexual abuse reports in New South Wales
_cJudith Cashmore, Alan Taylor and Patrick Parkinson
260 _bSage,
_c2019
500 _aChild Maltreatment, 2020, 25(1): 85-95
520 _aThis study of attrition compares the prosecution of child sexual offenses reported while the complainant was still a child with those in which the report was delayed into adulthood; it also compares matters involving adult and young (under 18 years) suspects/defendants. It is based on an analysis of police and court administrative data in New South Wales, Australia over a 14-year period (2003–2016). Only one in five (21.6%) proceeded beyond the investigation stage. Criminal proceedings were more likely to commence when the alleged victim was 7–12 years old at the time of the incident, when the suspect was an adult and at least 10 years older than the victim, and also when the report to police was made when the victim was an adult. Just over half (55.5%) of the matters finalized in court resulted in a conviction. Cases in the higher courts were less likely to be dismissed and more likely to feature guilty pleas and convictions at trial than cases in the lower courts. The overall estimate is that only 12% of offenses reported to police resulted in a conviction, at a relatively stable rate over 14 years. These findings are consistent with those of comparable studies. (Authors' abstract). Record #6291
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_aADULT SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ABUSE
650 5 _aCHILD SEXUAL ABUSE
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650 5 _aCHILDREN
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650 5 _aCRIMINAL JUSTICE
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650 5 _aDISCLOSURE
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650 5 _aPERPETRATORS
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650 4 _aVICTIMS OF CRIMES
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650 5 _aYOUNG PEOPLE
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651 4 _aAUSTRALIA
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651 _aNEW SOUTH WALES
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700 _aTaylor, Alan
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700 _aParkinson, Patrick
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773 0 _tChild Maltreatment, 2020, 25(1): 85-95
830 _aChild Maltreatment
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856 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1177/1077559519853042
_yRead abstract
942 _cARTICLE
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