The Context and Impact of Being Wrongly Accused of Abuse in Occupations of Trust

Burnett, Ros; Hoyle, Carolyn; Speechley, Naomi-Ellen

doi:10.1111/hojo.12199

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“…Commonly, social networks, friendships and relationships appeared to break down after individuals were wrongfully accused. In the Burnett et al 27 and Hoyle et al 29 study, 27/30 participants reported a fractured social network, 17/30 reported a strain on intimate relationships and 8/30 reported a strain on relationships with children or grandchildren. Additionally, many reported feeling 'forced out' of friendships.…”

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confidence: 96%

“…34,35,41,42 PTSD. Several papers also noted probable PTSD in those wrongfully accused: 17/30 participants in the study reported by Burnett et al 27 and Hoyle et al 29 ; 12/18 participants in the Grounds 15 34 also noted that many of the participants in their qualitative study reported experiencing PTSD.…”

Section: Psychological and Physical Healthmentioning

confidence: 96%

“…Other psychological and somatic symptoms. Burnett et al 27 and Hoyle et al 29 reported a general sense among their participants of being 'worn down' by wrongful accusations and worried about others believing them. Almost half reported physical symptoms such as pain, high blood pressure and dietary problems.…”

Section: Psychological and Physical Healthmentioning

confidence: 98%

“…As well as stigma from others, studies suggested that self-stigma (from within the individuals themselves) was also a concern. Burnett et al 27 concluded this was due to a combination of abhorrence at what they had been accused of and their inability to clear their name fully. In this study, 10/30 participants reported blaming themselves for the accusation, and struggled between wanting to fight the allegations and wanting to isolate themselves due to shame.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…We also acknowledge it can be difficult for researchers to explore this important topic sensitively, and it remains highly important that true victims of crime should never be made to feel that their experiences have been demeaned. 27…”

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Being wrongfully accused of criminal offences can lead to serious negative consequences to those wrongfully accused and their families. However, there is little research on the psychological and psychosocial impacts of wrongful accusations. We conducted a systematic literature review to collate the existing literature, searching four electronic literature databases and reference lists of relevant articles. Data were extracted from 20 relevant papers, and thematic analysis was conducted on the data. Eight main themes were identified: loss of identity; stigma; psychological and physical health; relationships with others; attitudes towards the justice system; impact on finances and employment; traumatic experiences in custody; and adjustment difficulties. The psychological consequences of wrongful accusations appear to affect the lives of those accused seriously, even after exoneration or overturning of convictions. Strategies for improving public perception of wrongful convictions should be explored, and specific mental-health systems should be established to support those who are wrongfully accused.

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Examining the effect of prison time on landlords' willingness to rent to exonerees: A test of the stigma‐by‐association framework

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Zannella

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Researchers posit that stigma-by-association may account for the discrimination that exonerees experience post-release.Exonerees who serve a longer prison sentence may experience more stigma than exonerees who spent less time in prison. Across two studies, we examined whether criminal history (exoneree, releasee, or control) or prison time (5 or 25 years) impacted landlords' willingness to rent their apartment. Authors responded to one-bedroom apartment listings in the Greater Toronto Area, Canada, inquiring about unit availability. The rental inquiries were identical except for criminal history and prison time. Across both studies, results demonstrated that landlords were significantly less likely to respond, and indicate availability, to exonerees and releasees compared to control. Landlords discriminated against exonerees when the exoneree did not mention a formal exoneration (Study 1) and explicitly mentioned that he was exonerated by DNA evidence (Study 2). Prison time had no significant impact. A content analysis of landlords' replies revealed that exonerees and releasees experienced more subtle forms of discrimination compared to individuals without a criminal history. Together, our results demonstrate that individuals who were formerly incarcerated and associated with prison-whether it be for 5 years or 25 years

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The Relational Costs of Wrongful Convictions

Umamaheswar

2023

Crit Crim

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Despite a surge of interest in wrongful convictions, scholarship on the social processes through which the experience of wrongful conviction harms family life over time remains limited. In this article, I explore the shifting and accumulating “relational costs of wrongful convictions,” defined as the harms that men’s familial relationships incurred over three points in time: The moment of wrongful conviction, the period of wrongful imprisonment, and the post-prison period. Through in-depth interviews with 15 exonerated men, I find that the relational costs of wrongful convictions accrued and changed over the course of participants’ wrongful conviction journeys. Although the moment of wrongful conviction represented a collective trauma that participants shared with their families, familial support waned over time (especially among men lacking socioeconomic privilege), sharpening the harms of wrongful imprisonment. Following their release, participants’ hostility toward relatives and their sense of social displacement impeded their ability to rebuild the few familial ties that were still available to them. These findings facilitate an understanding of familial disruption as a fluid social process, rather than the product of exonerees’ psychological traumas.

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The Context and Impact of Being Wrongly Accused of Abuse in Occupations of Trust

Cited by 16 publications

References 12 publications

Psychological impact of being wrongfully accused of criminal offences: A systematic literature review

Psychological impact of being wrongfully accused of criminal offences: A systematic literature review

Examining the effect of prison time on landlords' willingness to rent to exonerees: A test of the stigma‐by‐association framework

The Relational Costs of Wrongful Convictions

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