Syndrome Evidence
References
1. Roland C. Summit, "The Child Sexual Abuse Accomodation Syndrome," Child Abuse and Neglect, Vol. 7, pp. 177-193. (1983)
2. See: Hellstrom v. Commonwealth, 825 S.W. 2d 612 (Ky. 1992);
People v. Knupp, 579 N.Y.S.2d 801 (N.Y. App.Div. 1992); Commonwealth v.
Dunkle, 602 A.2d 830 (Pa. 1992); State v. Dodson, 452 N.W.2d 610 (Iowa Ct.
App. 1989).
3. Roland C. Summit, "Abuse of the Child Sexual Abuse
Accommodation Syndrome," Vol. 1, Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, (1992)
4. Like Roland Summit, Sorensen and Snow hold a belief in
widespread satanic ritual abuse of children. See generally Barbara Snow and
Teena Sorensen, "Ritualistic Child Abuse in a Neighborhood Setting,"
Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 5(4), 474-487, (1990).
5. Teena Sorensen and Barbara Snow, "How Children Tell: The
Process of Disclosure in Child Sexual Abuse," Child Welfare, 70(1),
3-15. (1991)
6. Supreme Court of Utah, State of Utah v. Alan B. Hadfield,
Decision, No. 880234, 128 Utah Adv. Rep. 6; 788 P.2d 506; 1990 Utah LEXIS 14.
Excerpts
7. Peterson v.
Peterson, No. 910029-CA, 818 P.2d 1305, 171 Utah Adv. Rep. 35. October 15,
1991.
8. Cross
examination of Mark Everson by Mike Spivey in Kelly vs. North Carolina.
9. Supreme Court of Indiana, Bobby Joe
Steward v. State of Indiana, Decision, 95isc43, June 23, 1995.
10. Supreme Court of Florida, Timothy
Ray Hadden v. State of Florida, Corrected Opinion, No. 87,574 &
87,918, February 6, 1997.
11. Some cases that have rejected the use of syndrome evidence
as affirmative proof of the occurrence of abuse include: People v. Bowker
(1988), Cal. Ct. App., 249 Cal.Rptr. 886; Leon, 263 Cal.Rptr. 77; Lantrip v.
Commonwealth (1986), Ky., 713 S.W.2d 816; State v. York (1989), Me., 564 A.2d
389; State v. Lawrence (1988), Me., 541 A.2d 1291; State v. Black (1988), Me.,
537 A.2d 1154; Goodson v. State (1990), Miss., 566 So.2d 1142; J.Q. II, 617
A.2d 1196; State v. Michaels (1993), N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div., 625 A.2d 489,
aff'd (1994), N.J., 642 A.2d 1372; People v. Duell (1990), N.Y. App. Div., 558
N.Y.S.2d 395; State v. Schimpf (1989), Tenn. Crim. App., 782 S.W.2d 186;
Rimmasch, 775 P.2d 388; State v. Gokey (1990), Vt., 574 A.2d 766; State v.
Jones (1993), Wash. Ct. App., 863 P.2d 85, review denied (1994), Wash., 881
P.2d 254.
12. San Diego County Grand Jury, Report No. 8, Child
Sexual Abuse, Assault, and Molest Issues, June 29, 1992.
13. San Diego County Grand Jury, Report 7a, Analysis
of Child Molestation Issues, June 1, 1994.
14. Robert P. Laurence, "McMartin: Drama Resurrects Trial's
Pain, Anger," Television Review, San Diego Union-Tribune, (May 14,
1995)
15. See generally the Testimony of Kee MacFarlane,
Child Abuse and Daycare, Joint Hearing before the Subcommittee on
Oversight of the Committee on Children, Youth and Families, U.S. House of
Representatives, September 17, 1984; Roland C. Summit, "Digging for the Truth:
The McMartin Tunnel Project Versus Trenchant Disbelief," Treating Abuse
Today, Vol. 4, No. 4, 1994, pp. 5--13; Roland C. Summit, "McMartin
Children Vindicated," Presentation at a conference sponsored by The National
Children's Advocacy Center. 106 Lincoln, Huntsville, AL 35801. (1993); Roland
C. Summit, "The Dark Tunnels of McMartin," The Journal of
Psychohistory, 21(4), 1994, pp. 397-416.
16. Children's Institute International, CII Training and
Education Department, CII Internet Home Page.
17. Children's Institute International, Child
Sexual Abuse Issues: Assessment, Interviewing and Investigation, CII
Internet Home Page.
18. Children's Institute International, Normal
Child Development, CII Internet Home Page.
19. Children's Institute International, California Licensing
Prerequisites , CII Internet Home Page.
20. For general information about this
professional organization see: Steve Johnson and Ellen Warren, "Abuse
Awareness Up, But So Are Cases," Chicago Tribune, (June 27, 1993);
Robert P. Laurence, "McMartin: Drama Resurrects Trial's Pain, Anger,"
Television Review, San Diego Union-Tribune, (May 14, 1995); and the APSAC Internet Home Page.
21. Theresa Reid, Speech
to the Child Abuse Prevention Symposium, University of Minnesota, November
30, 1995.
22. Theresa Reid, Speech
to the Child Abuse Prevention Symposium; also generally APSAC Internet Home
Page.
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