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Edward Nichols. False Allegations Of Child Sexual Abuse
Introduction
FAQ’s For Attorneys
FAQ’s For The Accused
The Principles of Successful Representation
Public "Hysteria" & False Allegations:
Effective Case Organization:
Expert Testimony:
Protective Caseworkers A Personal Note:
Effective Case Management
INITIAL ASSESSMENT OF THE ACCUSED
Background of the Accused:
Emotional Profile:
Economic Resources:
INITIAL ASSESSMENT OF ALLEGATIONS
Components of the Allegations:
Identifying Witnesses:
The Hidden Agenda:
PRELIMINARY DISCOVERY
Reports and Pleadings:
Development of Chronology:
The "Chain of Evidence":
Monitoring Investigations and Evaluations:
Identifying Potential Experts:
Identifying Agency Personnel:
Requests for Credentials, Qualifications and Protocols:
PRELIMINARY FORENSIC RESEARCH
Assessing Research Reviews:
Assessing Case Weaknesses:
Consultation:
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Discovery Costs:
Cost of Experts:
Business Decisions:
Assessing The Accused
THE INDICATORS OF PEDOPHILIA
History of Family of Origin Psychopathology:
Resistance To Taking A Lie Detector Test:
ASSESSING YOUR CLIENT
CROSS-EXAMINATION OF ADVERSE EXPERTS
EXAMINATION OF YOUR EXPERT
The "Indicators" of Child Sexual Abuse
The "Indicators":
A Scientific Understanding:
Normal Child Development:
TWO YEARS
THREE YEARS
FOUR YEARS
FIVE YEARS
SIX YEARS
SEVEN YEARS
EIGHT YEARS
NINE YEARS
TEN YEARS
ELEVEN YEARS
TWELVE YEARS
EARLY ADOLESCENCE (13-14 years)
MIDDLE ADOLESCENCE (15-16)
LATE ADOLESCENCE (17-18 plus)
ABNORMAL CHILD BEHAVIORS
Gender Identity Disorder of Childhood:
Refuting Adverse Experts
Qualifications of Experts:
Psychiatrists
Psychologists
Social Workers
Other Organizations
Agency Caseworkers:
Holding Experts to Their Ethical Code:
The Basis Of The Evaluation:
Interviews:
Tests & Devices:
Conclusions Offered:
Written Reports:
Knowledge of the Research:
Finding Effective Experts
Council on Social Work Education Schools of Social Work
The Role of Consultation
Hypothetical Testimony
Second Opinions
Controlling Costs
Index Of Subjects. Adult Survivors of Sexual Abuse
Age-Appropriate
Anatomical Dolls
Antisocial Behavior
Bedwetting
Bisexuality
Blame
Child Protective Workers
Children's Drawings
Children's Reports
Child Victims
Clergy
Corporal Punishment
Exhibitionism
False Allegations
Father-Daughter Incest
Fetishism
Frotteurism
Homosexuality
Impulse Control
Incestuous Families
Medical Evidence
Mental Health Professionals
Mother-Son Incest
Perpetrators
Pornography
Prevention Programs
Rape
Research
Ritualistic Abuse
Sadomasochism
Tests
Voyeurism
Index Of Major Articles
Index Of Major Researchers
Annotated Bibliography
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In the nearly two decades that I have been involved in the problem of false allegations of child sexual abuse, I have been most impressed by the similarities that I have observed among cases from coast to coast: I have observed how child protective agencies consistently disregard the wealth of professional research in favor of politically correct “beliefs”. I have observed how the falsely accused, and their attorneys, believe that no judge or jury “will believe” this story. And I have been contacted by numerous attorneys after their clients were “buried under the jail” on the basis of an “unbelievable” case.
It is time that those who are falsely accused, and their attorneys, come to grips with a few grim realities: False allegations of child sexual abuse need to be handled with the same care as a false allegation of homicide. The reality is that those falsely convicted of child sexual abuse are often more likely to serve a greater sentence than those who murder!
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How will Nichols Consulting help me with investigative issues?
Prudent case management requires that investigations, whether through the employment of private investigators or through discovery activities, be focused.
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