Interviews with 201 Boston-area professionals who work with child victims of sexual abuse found; that 147 used anatomically correct dolls; that 96.6 percent of these had received specific training; that 77.8 percent followed some standard protocol for interviewing; and that 97.3 percent had at least 1 year of experience with such dolls. (DB)

Telephone interviews were conducted with 201 Boston-area professionals who work with child victims of sexual abuse. Questions concerned use of anatomical dolls and other techniques and behavioral indicators of sexual abuse. Results indicated that mental health professionals used significantly more techniques than did law enforcement professionals.…

To determine how often children falsely report being sexually abused, this study asked professionals to indicate the percentage of children with whom they had worked who had made false reports. In addition, this study examined the variables that might be associated with the percentage of false allegations reported by professionals. The factors…