Identifying the characteristics of child sexual abuse cases associated with the child or child's parents withdrawing the complaint

Christensen, Larissa S.; Sharman, Stefanie J.; Powell, Martine B.

doi:10.1016/j.chiabu.2016.05.004

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“…Our findings regarding the prosecuted CSA case features are in line with previous studies in jurisdictions from Western countries, such as the United States (Cross et al, 2003;Stolzenberg, & Lyon, 2015), Sweden (Diesen & Diesen, 2013;Ernberg et al, 2018), and Australia (Bunting, 2008;Christensen et al, 2016;Fitzgerald, 2006). First, cases in which there was a medicolegal report with a positive result were more likely to be prosecuted than those without a medicolegal report or with a negative medicolegal result.…”

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“…Rumble et al (2018) showed that CSA research in Indonesia is scarce. Comparable studies have been conducted in Sweden (Ernberg et al, 2018), Northern Ireland (Bunting, 2008), United States (T. P. Cross et al, 1994), and Australia (Christensen et al, 2016). We assumed that the cultural differences between Western and Asian countries such as Indonesia might influence the CSA cases prosecution outcome.…”

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“…Based on an a priori G*power analysis (Faul et al, 2007), the required sample size was determined. To test 11variables that were divided into four case characteristics domains (alleged victim and suspect, offenses, evidence, and the criminal prosecution process), using a power of.80, and an expected small effect size based on Connolly and Read (2006) and Christensen et al (2016) (odds ratio = 1.72, see Chen, Cohen, & Chen, 2010), the desired sample size was calculated at 139. We were granted access to 186 police files with CSA cases that were investigated between 2010 and 2016.…”

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The Relevance of Certain Case Characteristics in the Successful Prosecution of Child Sexual Abuse Cases in Indonesia

Sumampouw

Otgaar

Ruiter

2020

Journal of Child Sexual Abuse

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Successful prosecution in child sexual abuse (CSA) cases is an essential purpose of law enforcement agencies to ensure accountability of perpetrators and children's safety. However, research has shown that legal prosecution of CSA cases is a highly complex endeavor resulting in only a limited percentage of cases being prosecuted and ultimately proven in court. Most attrition occurs at the stage of the police investigation. The current study is the first study of CSA prosecution in an Asian country. We aimed to identify factors, which contribute to Indonesian CSA cases prosecution. We examined police files of CSA cases (N = 179) from three police units in greater Jakarta. We found that only 32% (n = 58) of cases were prosecuted. The following factors increased the odds of prosecution: victim being threatened, the suspect confessed, medical examination report being present, duration of investigations between one to 2 months, and the case being charged under the Child Protection Law. These findings (threat, suspect confession, and the presence of a medical examination report) correspond to previous studies in other jurisdictions.

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The Relevance of Certain Case Characteristics in the Successful Prosecution of Child Sexual Abuse Cases in Indonesia

Sumampouw

Otgaar

Ruiter

2020

Journal of Child Sexual Abuse

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“…Less commonly, the police may conclude that the allegation is unfounded; for example, they reached that conclusion in 8.5% of cases involving family members compared with 4.8% of matters overall in a South Australian study (Wundersitz, 2003). Christensen, Sharman, and Powell (2016) found that the police did not lay charges in just over half of the 659 cases (51.1%) in which a child sexual offense was reported to them. The main reason was insufficient evidence (43.6%), followed by the child not disclosing the abuse in the early assessment interview or not providing sufficient detail about the offense (20.5%).…”

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Fourteen-Year Trends in the Criminal Justice Response to Child Sexual Abuse Reports in New South Wales

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This 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.

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“…It is interesting to note that attrition in CSA cases mostly occurs in the early stages of the criminal justice process (Christensen et al, 2016;Cross et al, 2003;Fitzgerald, 2006). For example, in Sweden, only 10% of CSA reports to the police were being prosecuted (Diesen & Diesen, 2013).…”

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Legal psychological studies into child sexual abuse investigation in Indonesia

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Identifying the characteristics of child sexual abuse cases associated with the child or child's parents withdrawing the complaint

Cited by 12 publications

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The Relevance of Certain Case Characteristics in the Successful Prosecution of Child Sexual Abuse Cases in Indonesia

The Relevance of Certain Case Characteristics in the Successful Prosecution of Child Sexual Abuse Cases in Indonesia

Fourteen-Year Trends in the Criminal Justice Response to Child Sexual Abuse Reports in New South Wales

Legal psychological studies into child sexual abuse investigation in Indonesia

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