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False allegations of sexual abuse made by children

REF: https://www.courtsofnz.govt.nz/assets/Uploads/Addressing-misconceptions-final-version.pdf Could we please view the research that is supporting the following statement within the above publication at : REF Page: 2024 V_1.2 Page 42 "False allegations of sexual abuse made by children The research supports two general conclusions: (a) the vast majority of allegations are true but < Please provide the research supporting this (b) false allegations do occur at some non-negligible rates (research suggests between 2 percent and 5 percent of reported allegations). Also note that “false negatives” (when a child says something did not happen when it did) are considerably more common. " REF Contact Manager, Judicial Resources Te Kura Kaiwhakawā Email: TeKura@justice.govt.nz Whereas many studies show a different set of statistics: https://www.newportinstitute.com/resources/co-occurring-disorders/pathological-liar-signs/ Notes: According to mental health experts, many pathological and compulsive liars do believe the stories they’re telling. They may have repeated their lies so often that they start to feel true. Pathological liars often live in a fantasy world they’ve constructed, in which their “truth” becomes reality. Why do adolescents lie? Review Sources: Int J Ment Health Addiction. 2022: doi.org/10.1007. Comp Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2021; 8: 100091. JBI Evidence Synthesis. 2019 Sept; 17(9): 1855–1876. Trends Neuroscience Education. 2019 Jun; 15: 29–37. Neurol Sci. 2017 Mar; 38(3): 451–458. Psychol Science. 1997: 8(3): 162–166.

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Identify the psychology of pathological Lying which is prolific according to studies such as:


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  • Tia kohu

    I need help asap my cousins been arrested and accused of this from my neice whos lying and it come from the mother my uncle's ex wife after he spoke to his family saying she the mother had touched him please help my number is 0223512495

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