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The organised abuse of children in rural England: The response of Social Services, Part One

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 February 2016

Chris Goddard
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There are a number of controversies raging in the world of child protection. Three in particular have attracted attention in recent months. There is the issue of the ‘repressed’ or ‘false’ memories of adults recalling sexual abuse in childhood. This topic has received extensive coverage in professional journals (see, for example, Neale, 1994 for a summary) and in the broader media (Wyndham, 1994).

Once again, the very label given to the problem defines the debate, as indeed has been the case since modern interest in child abuse was prompted by Kempe's (1962) work. It is interesting to note that ‘false memory syndrome’ is now the term used by some to counter claims of abuse in childhood. As Neale points out (1994:17) the term has ‘no medical validity, but the use of the word ‘syndrome’ perhaps suggests such a feature.

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Not the last word: point and counterpoint
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Children Australia , Volume 19 , Issue 3 , 1994 , pp. 37 - 40
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1994

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