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1992 FBI Report] --Satanic Ritual Abuse By Kenneth V. Lanning, Supervisory Special Agent Behavioral Science Unit National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime
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==Books==
==Books==
Brown, D. (1994). Satanic ritual abuse: A therapist’s handbook. Denver, CO: Blue Moon Press.
*Bibby PA (1996) ''Organised Abuse: The Current Debate.'' Aldershot, England: Arena. ISBN 1-85742-284-8.  
 
*Bromley DG; Richardson JR & Best J (1991) ''The Satanism scare.'' New York: A. de Gruyter. ISBN 0-202-30379-9
{{cite book    | last =Johnston    | first =J.    | authorlink =    | coauthors =    | title =The Edge of Evil: The Rise of Satanism in North America    | publisher =[[Word Pub]]    | date =1989    | location =Dallas, TX    | pages =276    | url =    | doi =    | id =      | isbn = }}
*Clapton G (1993) ''Satanic Abuse Controversy: Social Workers and the Social Work Press'' (Essential Issues in the 1990s). University of North London Press. ISBN 1-85377-154-6.
 
*de Young, Mary (2004). ''The Day Care Ritual Abuse Moral Panic.'' ISBN 0786418303
Lockwood, C. (1993) Other altars: Roots and Realities of Cultic and Satanic Ritual Abuse and Multiple Personality Disorder. Minneapolis, MN: [[Compcare Publishers]].
*Gould C (1992) ''Diagnosis and treatment of ritually abused children in Jefferson, North Carolina, United States: McFarland and Company. ISBN 0786418303.
 
*Hicks RD(1991) ''Pursuit of Satan: The Police and the Occult'' Prometheus Books ISBN 0-87975-604-7 [http://www.ncjrs.gov/App/publications/Abstract.aspx?id=129704 NCJRS Abstract] ''("This book critically analyzes individual law enforcement agencies' focus on Satanism and the occult and concludes that no evidence exists of a nationwide criminal conspiracy of Satanists and devil-worshipers. The analysis emphasizes that vandalism, child abuse, serial murders, and other crimes are all serious problems. In addition, the model proposing a connection between Satanism and criminality is expedient largely because of its simplicity as a means of explaining such complex problems as drug abuse, adolescent suicide, and sexual molestation. Unfortunately, poorly trained therapists and certain police officers have used the media to focus attention on satanic crime despite a lack of evidence of a cult connection. Their misinformation and speculations produces unjustified fear in their communities.")''
{{cite book    | last =Ryder    | first =D.    | authorlink =    | coauthors =    | title =Breaking the Circle of Satanic Ritual Abuse: Recognizing and Recovering from the Hidden Trauma  | publisher =[[CompCare Publishers]]    | date =1992    | location =Minneapolis, MN    | pages =265    isbn =0896382583 }}
*Lyons A (1988) ''Satan Wants You: The Cult of Devil Worship in America'' Mysterious Press ISBN 0-89296-217-8 [http://www.ncjrs.gov/App/Publications/abstract.aspx? NCJRS Abstract] ''("This analysis of the nature and role of Satanic cults in the United States in recent years explores its origins and history, the reasons for its public emergence in recent years, and its current characteristics. Satanism has a variety of connotations: the renunciation and denial of a Christian God, the ascendence of evil over good, the forces of darkness, the use of ritual evocations of demons in rooms lit only by black candles, and sacrifices and sexual orgies. Satanic religions are as old as monotheism and have their origins in Persia of the sixth century. However, Satanism is not a worldwide conspiracy. Instead, like other occult and magical belief systems, it is a response to social tensions and has emerged during time social fragmentation. The vast majority of Satanists belong to the neo-Satanic churches and represent no threat to society. Satanic and non-Satanic religious cults that advocate and practice violence should be watched by authorities, but care must be taken to assure that innocent religious groups are not persecuted simply for having unorthodox beliefs. We must also recognize that many theories, like that of a child-molesting conspiracy of Satanists, are not supported by any evidence but are the product of a sensationalist media.")''
 
*Noblitt JR and Noblitt PP (Eds) (2008) ''Ritual Abuse in the Twenty-First Century: Psychological, Forensic, Social, and Political Considerations'' Robert Reed, ISBN 1934759120
{{cite book    | last =Sinason    | first =    | authorlink =    | coauthors =    | title =Treating Survivors of Satanist Abuse    | publisher =[[Routledge]]  | date =1994    | location =    | pages =320    | url =    | doi =    | id =      | isbn =0-415-10543-9}}
*Noblitt JR and Perskin PS ''Cult and Ritual Abuse: Its History, Anthropology, and Recent Discovery in Contemporary America'' Greenwood Press ISBN 0275966658 Reviewed [http://cjr.sagepub.com/cgi/content/citation/21/1/103 here] by Joel Best in ''Criminal Justice Review'' 21:103-5 (1996) and [http://psychservices.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/full/52/7/978 here] by Kenneth Fletcher in ''Psychiatr Serv'' 52:978-9 (2001)
 
*Richardson JT, Best J,  Bromley DG (1991)''The Satanism scare'' Aldine Transaction  ISBN-10: 0202303799
Waterman, Jill; Kelly, Robert J.;Oliveri, M. K.;and McCord, Jane (1993). Behind the Playground Walls - Sexual Abuse in Preschools. New York, London: The Guilford Press, 284-8. ISBN 0-89862-523-8.
*{{cite book    | last =Ryder    | first =D    | authorlink =    | coauthors =    | title =Breaking the Circle of Satanic Ritual Abuse: Recognizing and Recovering from the Hidden Trauma  | publisher =[[CompCare Publishers]]    | date =1992   | location =Minneapolis, MN    | pages =265  |  isbn =0896382583 }}(reviewed by Riley, E.A. (1992) in ''J Traumatic Stress'' [http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/112447634/abstract])
 
*Waterman, Jill; Kelly, Robert J.;Oliveri, M. K.;and McCord, Jane (1993). ''Behind the Playground Walls - Sexual Abuse in Preschools.'' New York, London: The Guilford Press, 284-8. ISBN 0-89862-523-8.
==Articles==
*Sakheim, D.K. (1992). ''Out of Darkness: Exploring Satanism and Ritual Abuse.'' Lexington Books. ISBN 0-669-26962-X.
 
*Watters, Ethan; Ofshe, Richard (1994). ''Making monsters: false memories, psychotherapy, and sexual hysteria.'' New York: Charles Scribner's.  ISBN 0-684-19698-0. [http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/333/2/132-a Reviewed] in the ''New England Journal of Medicine'' ''("There is nothing dispassionate about this book. Ofshe and Watters are angry, and for good reason: recovered memory is not merely another therapeutic fad. In their view, it is an unscientific and dangerous practice")''
Bottoms, Bette L., Diviak, K. R. and Davis, S. L. (1997) “Jurors’ reactions to satanic ritual abuse allegations.” Child Abuse and Neglect 21(9):845-59.
 
Brandt, Susan Jeannine. An analysis of the mental health professionals’ response to satanic ritual abuse. Dissertation Abstracts International 1993 Jul Vol 54(1-A), pp. 87–88.
 
Bucky, Steven F.; Dalenberg, Constance; The relationship between training of mental health professionals and the reporting of ritual abuse and multiple personality disorder symptomatology. Journal of Psychology & Theology, Vol 20(3), Fal 1992. Special issue: Satanic ritual abuse: The current state of knowledge. pp. 233-238.
 
Driscoll, L. N. & Wright, C. (1991). Survivors of childhood ritual abuse: Multi-generational Satanic cult involvement. Treating Abuse Today, 1(4), 5–13.
 
Fraser, G. A. (1990). “Satanic ritual abuse: A cause of multiple personality disorder”. Special issue: In the shadow of Satan: The ritual abuse of children. Journal of Child and Youth Care, 55-60
 
Gelb, Jerome L. “Multiple personality disorder and satanic ritual abuse,” Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 27(4) 1993 pp. 701-8
 
Gelb, Jerome L. “Multiple personality disorder and satanic ritual abuse [letter] Comment in: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 1(3) 1994 pp. 154-.
 
Gould, Catherine. (1992) “Ritual abuse, multiplicity, and mind-control.” Special Issue: Satanic ritual abuse: The current state of knowledge. Journal of Psychology and Theology 20(3):194-6
 
Gould, C. (1992) Diagnosis and treatment of ritually abused children in Sakheim, D.K. (1992). Out of Darkness: Exploring Satanism and Ritual Abuse. Lexington Books. ISBN 0-669-26962-X.
 
Gould, C. & Neswald, D. (1992). “Basic treatment and program neutralization strategies for adult MPD survivors of satanic ritual abuse.” Treating Abuse Today, 2(3), 5–10.
 
Jonker, Fred. “Reaction to Benjamin Rossen’s investigation of satanic ritual abuse in Oude Pekela,” Special Issue: “Satanic ritual abuse: The current state of knowledge.” Psychology and Theology 20(3) 1992 pp. 260-2
 
Kam, Katherine. “Ritual killings have satanic overtones,” Christianity Today Vol. 32 1988 pp. 52-4
 
Kelley, Susan J. Responses of children and parents to sexual abuse and Satanic ritualistic abuse in day care centers. Dissertation Abstracts International, Vol. 49, No. 12-B, Pt. 1, June 1989.
 
Kent, Stephen. (1993). “Deviant Scripturalism and Ritual Satanic Abuse. II: Possible Masonic, Mormon, Magick, and Pagan influences”. Religion 23(4):355-367
 
Kent, Stephen. (1993). “Deviant Scripturalism and Ritual Satanic Abuse Part One: Possible Judeo-Christian Influences”. Religion 23(23):229-241.
 
Leavitt, Frank, Labott, Susan M.”The role of media and hospital exposure on Rorschach response patterns by patients reporting satanic ritual abuse.”  American Journal of Forensic Psychology, Vol 18(2),2000. pp. 35-55.
 
Leavitt F, & Labott, S. M.(1998). Revision of the Word Association Test for assessing associations of patients reporting Satanic ritual abuse in childhood. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 54(7), 933-943.
 
Leavitt, F. (1994). “Clinical Correlates of Alleged Satanic Abuse and Less Controversial Sexual Molestation.”. Child Abuse and Neglect: The International Journal 18 (4): 387-92. doi:10.1016/0145-2134(94)90041-8. http://eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/custom/portlets/recordDetails/detailmini.jsp?_nfpb=true&_&ERICExtSearch_SearchValue_0=EJ483422&ERICExtSearch_SearchType_0=no&accno=EJ483422
 
Leavitt, Frank. “Measuring the impact of media exposure and hospital treatment on patients alleging satanic ritual abuse.” Treating Abuse Today 8(4) 1998 pp. 7-13 http://web.archive.org/web/20000306224228/http://idealist.com/tat/leavitt.shtml
 
McCulley, Dale. “Satanic ritual abuse: A question of memory,” Psychology and Theology . 22(3) 1994, pp. 167-72
 
McCully, Robert S. “The laugh of satan: A study of a familial murderer.” Personality Assessment 42(1) 1978 pp. 81-91
 
McCully, Robert S. “Satan’s eclipse: A familial murderer six years later.” British J Projective Psychology and Personality 125(2) 1980 pp. 13-7
 
McShane, Claudette. “Satanic sexual abuse: A paradigm” Affilia J Women and Social Work 8(2) 1993
 
Mulhern, Sherrill A. “Ritual abuse: Defining a syndrome versus defending a belief,” Special issue: Satanic ritual abuse: The current state of knowledge Psychology and Theology 20(3) 1992 pp. 230-2
 
Neswald, D., Gould, C., & Graham-Costain, V. (1991). “Common programs observed in survivors of Satanic ritual abuse.” The California Therapist, 3 (5), 47 50. http://www.geocities.com/kidhistory/sracp.htm
 
Neswald, David W. and Gould, Catherine. “Basic treatment and program neutralization strategies for adult MPD survivors of satanic ritual abuse.” Treating Abuse Today 2(3) 3 1992 pp. 5-10
 
Rockwell, R.B. (1994). One psychiatrists view of Satanic ritual abuse. The Journal of Psychohistory, 21(4), 443-460.
 
Rogers, Martha L. “The Oude Pekela incident: A case study of alleged SRA from the Netherlands.” Psychology and Theology, 20(3) 1992 pp. 257-59
 
Van Benschoten, Susan C. (1990). “Multiple Personality Disorder and Satanic Ritual Abuse: the Issue Of Credibility” Dissociation Vol. III, No. 1 http://www.empty-memories.nl/dis_90/vanbenschoten_sra.pdf
 
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Goodwin, G. (1991). "Sadistic abuse: definition, recognition, and treatment." ''Dissociation'' 6 (2/3): 181-187. only mentions "Satan" in one table and one footnote.
http://www.empty-memories.nl/dis_9293/Goodwin_sadisticabuse.pdf
"TABLE 4
 
Defining sadistic abuse: A summary mnemonic
 
Sadistic sexual and physical abuse


Accounts of torture


Despotic over-control, intentional terrorization
Craighead, W. E.; Corsini, R.J.; Nemeroff, C. B. (2002) The Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology and Behavioral Science Published by John Wiley and Sons ISBN 0471270830 - Sadistic Ritual Abuse (also known as Satanic ritual abuse or ritual abuse) (p.1435 - 1438) [http://books.google.com/books?id=JQMRmyOfpJ8C&pg=PT82&lpg=PT85&dq=treating+abuse+today&ie=ISO-8859-1&output=html]


Induction into violence
==Related articles not cited in Main article==
'''This selection of academic articles draws attention to issues that are not covered in the main article.'''


Satanic, cult, and/or ritual involvements
*Cohn N (1970)[http://books.google.co.uk/books?hl=en&lr=&id=FG0ds-lZ9gkC&oi=fnd&pg=PA3&dq=satanism&ots=shxzgBmQWf&sig=ix7M0NJletiAaCiqN5YhyedJKOI The Myth of Satan and his Human Servants] N Cohn - in ''Witchcraft Confessions and Accusations'' by Mary Douglas
*Goodman GS ''et al.'' 1997 Children's religious knowledge: implications for understanding satanic ritual abuse allegations. ''Child Abuse Negl'' 21:1111-30. PMID 9422831 ''("... children do not generally possess sufficient knowledge of satanic ritual abuse to make up false allegations on their own. However, many children have knowledge of satanism as well as nonreligious knowledge of violence, death, and illegal activities. It is possible that such knowledge could prompt an investigation of satanic ritual abuse or possibly serve as a starting point from which an allegation is erected")''
*Sjöberg RL (2004) False allegations of satanic abuse: Case studies from the witch panic in Rättvik 1670–71 ''European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry'' 6:219-26 ''("The creation of false memories, psychiatric symptoms and false allegations of satanic child abuse during an outbreak of witch hysteria in Sweden in the seventeenth century are described and related to contemporary issues in child testimonies. Case studies of 28 children and 14 adults are presented. The mechanisms underlying the spread of these allegations, as well as the reactions and influence of the adult world on the children's testimonies, are discussed.")''
*Herman S (2005) Improving decision making in forensic child sexual abuse evaluations. ''Law Hum Behav'' 29:87-120. PMID 15865333 ''("Mental health professionals can assist legal decision makers in cases of allegations of child sexual abuse by collecting data using forensic interviews, psychological testing, and record reviews, and by summarizing relevant findings from social science research. Significant controversy surrounds another key task performed by mental health professionals in most child sexual abuse evaluations, i.e., deciding whether or not to substantiate unconfirmed abuse allegations. The available evidence indicates that, on the whole, these substantiation decisions currently lack adequate psychometric reliability and validity: an analysis of empirical research findings leads to the conclusion that at least 24% of all of these decisions are either false positive or false negative errors.")''
*Jenkins P, Maier-Katkin D (1992) Satanism: Myth and reality in a contemporary moral panic ''Crime, Law and Social Change'' 17: 53-75 [http://www.springerlink.com/content/k6g4553n0w7u8523/ (''"In the last decade], there have been many allegations about the prevalence of occult or Satanic criminality, which is believed to be involved in many offenses ranging from vandalism to child abuse and serial murder. Some have advocated the creation of specialized police units to combat the supposed threat. On the other hand, most of the alleged evils are very poorly substantiated, and highly questionable statements have been widely circulated. In fact, the current concern about the occult appears to have all the hallmarks of a classic moral panic, where a peripheral issue is suddenly perceived as a major social menace. This paper discusses the limited foundation of truth underlying the present crime-wave; and suggests that the panic reflects the moral and political agenda of extremists from the fundamentalist religious Right.")''
*Wyatt, W Joseph (2002) [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa4032/is_200210/ai_n9136028/pg_3/?tag=content;col1 What was under the McMartin preschool? A review and behavioral analysis of the "tunnels" find] ''Behavior and Social Issues''  Fall 2002. This detailed analysis debunks the [http://www.scribd.com/doc/10252626/Archaeological-Investigations-of-the-McMartin-Preschool-Site-by-E-Gary-Stickel-PhD unpublished], but widely [http://www.geocities.com/kidhistory/mcmartin.htm circulated], evidence for the supposed existence of tunnels in the McMartin Preschool abuse allegations.)'' 
*Cheit RE (2003) What hysteria? A systematic study of newspaper coverage of accused child molesters, ''Child Abuse & Neglect'' [http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6V7N-48NC1DN-8&_user=10&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=65202c87aab1224ac207d3df874938d1  27:607-23] ''("Generalizing about the nature of child molestation cases in criminal court on the basis of newspaper coverage is inappropriate. The coverage is less extensive than often claimed, and it is skewed in ways that are typical of the mass media.")''


Malevolent emotional abuse and neglect"
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Books

  • Bibby PA (1996) Organised Abuse: The Current Debate. Aldershot, England: Arena. ISBN 1-85742-284-8.
  • Bromley DG; Richardson JR & Best J (1991) The Satanism scare. New York: A. de Gruyter. ISBN 0-202-30379-9.
  • Clapton G (1993) Satanic Abuse Controversy: Social Workers and the Social Work Press (Essential Issues in the 1990s). University of North London Press. ISBN 1-85377-154-6.
  • de Young, Mary (2004). The Day Care Ritual Abuse Moral Panic. ISBN 0786418303
  • Gould C (1992) Diagnosis and treatment of ritually abused children in Jefferson, North Carolina, United States: McFarland and Company. ISBN 0786418303.
  • Hicks RD(1991) Pursuit of Satan: The Police and the Occult Prometheus Books ISBN 0-87975-604-7 NCJRS Abstract ("This book critically analyzes individual law enforcement agencies' focus on Satanism and the occult and concludes that no evidence exists of a nationwide criminal conspiracy of Satanists and devil-worshipers. The analysis emphasizes that vandalism, child abuse, serial murders, and other crimes are all serious problems. In addition, the model proposing a connection between Satanism and criminality is expedient largely because of its simplicity as a means of explaining such complex problems as drug abuse, adolescent suicide, and sexual molestation. Unfortunately, poorly trained therapists and certain police officers have used the media to focus attention on satanic crime despite a lack of evidence of a cult connection. Their misinformation and speculations produces unjustified fear in their communities.")
  • Lyons A (1988) Satan Wants You: The Cult of Devil Worship in America Mysterious Press ISBN 0-89296-217-8 NCJRS Abstract ("This analysis of the nature and role of Satanic cults in the United States in recent years explores its origins and history, the reasons for its public emergence in recent years, and its current characteristics. Satanism has a variety of connotations: the renunciation and denial of a Christian God, the ascendence of evil over good, the forces of darkness, the use of ritual evocations of demons in rooms lit only by black candles, and sacrifices and sexual orgies. Satanic religions are as old as monotheism and have their origins in Persia of the sixth century. However, Satanism is not a worldwide conspiracy. Instead, like other occult and magical belief systems, it is a response to social tensions and has emerged during time social fragmentation. The vast majority of Satanists belong to the neo-Satanic churches and represent no threat to society. Satanic and non-Satanic religious cults that advocate and practice violence should be watched by authorities, but care must be taken to assure that innocent religious groups are not persecuted simply for having unorthodox beliefs. We must also recognize that many theories, like that of a child-molesting conspiracy of Satanists, are not supported by any evidence but are the product of a sensationalist media.")
  • Noblitt JR and Noblitt PP (Eds) (2008) Ritual Abuse in the Twenty-First Century: Psychological, Forensic, Social, and Political Considerations Robert Reed, ISBN 1934759120
  • Noblitt JR and Perskin PS Cult and Ritual Abuse: Its History, Anthropology, and Recent Discovery in Contemporary America Greenwood Press ISBN 0275966658 Reviewed here by Joel Best in Criminal Justice Review 21:103-5 (1996) and here by Kenneth Fletcher in Psychiatr Serv 52:978-9 (2001)
  • Richardson JT, Best J, Bromley DG (1991)The Satanism scare Aldine Transaction ISBN-10: 0202303799
  • Ryder, D (1992). Breaking the Circle of Satanic Ritual Abuse: Recognizing and Recovering from the Hidden Trauma. Minneapolis, MN: CompCare Publishers, 265. ISBN 0896382583. (reviewed by Riley, E.A. (1992) in J Traumatic Stress [1])
  • Waterman, Jill; Kelly, Robert J.;Oliveri, M. K.;and McCord, Jane (1993). Behind the Playground Walls - Sexual Abuse in Preschools. New York, London: The Guilford Press, 284-8. ISBN 0-89862-523-8.
  • Sakheim, D.K. (1992). Out of Darkness: Exploring Satanism and Ritual Abuse. Lexington Books. ISBN 0-669-26962-X.
  • Watters, Ethan; Ofshe, Richard (1994). Making monsters: false memories, psychotherapy, and sexual hysteria. New York: Charles Scribner's. ISBN 0-684-19698-0. Reviewed in the New England Journal of Medicine ("There is nothing dispassionate about this book. Ofshe and Watters are angry, and for good reason: recovered memory is not merely another therapeutic fad. In their view, it is an unscientific and dangerous practice")


Craighead, W. E.; Corsini, R.J.; Nemeroff, C. B. (2002) The Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology and Behavioral Science Published by John Wiley and Sons ISBN 0471270830 - Sadistic Ritual Abuse (also known as Satanic ritual abuse or ritual abuse) (p.1435 - 1438) [2]

Related articles not cited in Main article

This selection of academic articles draws attention to issues that are not covered in the main article.

  • Cohn N (1970)The Myth of Satan and his Human Servants N Cohn - in Witchcraft Confessions and Accusations by Mary Douglas
  • Goodman GS et al. 1997 Children's religious knowledge: implications for understanding satanic ritual abuse allegations. Child Abuse Negl 21:1111-30. PMID 9422831 ("... children do not generally possess sufficient knowledge of satanic ritual abuse to make up false allegations on their own. However, many children have knowledge of satanism as well as nonreligious knowledge of violence, death, and illegal activities. It is possible that such knowledge could prompt an investigation of satanic ritual abuse or possibly serve as a starting point from which an allegation is erected")
  • Sjöberg RL (2004) False allegations of satanic abuse: Case studies from the witch panic in Rättvik 1670–71 European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 6:219-26 ("The creation of false memories, psychiatric symptoms and false allegations of satanic child abuse during an outbreak of witch hysteria in Sweden in the seventeenth century are described and related to contemporary issues in child testimonies. Case studies of 28 children and 14 adults are presented. The mechanisms underlying the spread of these allegations, as well as the reactions and influence of the adult world on the children's testimonies, are discussed.")
  • Herman S (2005) Improving decision making in forensic child sexual abuse evaluations. Law Hum Behav 29:87-120. PMID 15865333 ("Mental health professionals can assist legal decision makers in cases of allegations of child sexual abuse by collecting data using forensic interviews, psychological testing, and record reviews, and by summarizing relevant findings from social science research. Significant controversy surrounds another key task performed by mental health professionals in most child sexual abuse evaluations, i.e., deciding whether or not to substantiate unconfirmed abuse allegations. The available evidence indicates that, on the whole, these substantiation decisions currently lack adequate psychometric reliability and validity: an analysis of empirical research findings leads to the conclusion that at least 24% of all of these decisions are either false positive or false negative errors.")
  • Jenkins P, Maier-Katkin D (1992) Satanism: Myth and reality in a contemporary moral panic Crime, Law and Social Change 17: 53-75 ("In the last decade, there have been many allegations about the prevalence of occult or Satanic criminality, which is believed to be involved in many offenses ranging from vandalism to child abuse and serial murder. Some have advocated the creation of specialized police units to combat the supposed threat. On the other hand, most of the alleged evils are very poorly substantiated, and highly questionable statements have been widely circulated. In fact, the current concern about the occult appears to have all the hallmarks of a classic moral panic, where a peripheral issue is suddenly perceived as a major social menace. This paper discusses the limited foundation of truth underlying the present crime-wave; and suggests that the panic reflects the moral and political agenda of extremists from the fundamentalist religious Right.")
  • Wyatt, W Joseph (2002) What was under the McMartin preschool? A review and behavioral analysis of the "tunnels" find Behavior and Social Issues Fall 2002. This detailed analysis debunks the unpublished, but widely circulated, evidence for the supposed existence of tunnels in the McMartin Preschool abuse allegations.)
  • Cheit RE (2003) What hysteria? A systematic study of newspaper coverage of accused child molesters, Child Abuse & Neglect 27:607-23 ("Generalizing about the nature of child molestation cases in criminal court on the basis of newspaper coverage is inappropriate. The coverage is less extensive than often claimed, and it is skewed in ways that are typical of the mass media.")

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