Validation of the Child Sexual Abuse Knowledge Questionnaire

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J Goodman-Delahunty, N Martschuk and A Cossins, “Validation of the Child Sexual Abuse Knowledge Questionnaire” (2017) 23(4) Psychology, Crime & Law 391.

Abstract

A validation study of the Child Sexual Abuse Knowledge Questionnaire, which contains items derived from empirical findings on common misconceptions, was conducted on a sample of non-empanelled jurors. Those misconceptions were about typical features of abuse offences, children’s responses to child sexual abuse, and their ability to give reliable evidence.