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040			_aAFVC
100			_aNeilson, Linda C. _98513
245			_aParental alienation empirical analysis : _bchild best interests or parental rights? _cLinda C. Neilson
260			_aVancouver, B.C. : _bThe FREDA Centre for Research on Violence Against Women and Children, _c2018
300			_aelectronic document (48 pages) ; PDF file
520			_aVigorous debate and controversy surround the scientific validity of parental alienation diagnoses and its associated assessment tools, particularly in connection with their application in the legal system. While some experts contend that the concept has demonstrated scientific validity, many academic researchers, mental health, and child experts as well as experts in the domestic and family violence fields are expressing concern. In this article I explore how Canadian courts are responding to parental alienation claims. The goal is to assess empirically whether or not the academic and professional concerns of critics have an empirical basis. We begin the report with a discussion of critical comments and concerns reported in the academic and professional literature. The concerns and controversies are then connected to an empirical analysis of 357 Canadian trial and appeal cases in which parental alienation was claimed or found by a court. Excluding 15 cases that focused on professional complaints associated with parental alienation, we find that one hundred and forty one of the cases (41.5 %, almost one half) also involved claims of domestic violence and or child abuse. (Author's Introduction). Record #6325
650			_aCHILD ABUSE _9103
650			_aCHILD SEXUAL ABUSE _9121
650			_aDOMESTIC VIOLENCE _9203
650			_aFAMILY COURT _9241
650			_aJUSTICE _9333
650		4	_aCONTACT (ACCESS) _929
651		4	_aCANADA _92602
856			_uhttp://www.fredacentre.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Parental-Alienation-Linda-Neilson.pdf
856			_uhttp://www.fredacentre.com/ _zThe Freda Centre
942			_2ddc _cBRIEFING