Confessions in Cases of Child Physical Abuse—A CAPNET Study

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Authors

Margaret L. Russell · Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

Antoinette L. Laskey · Primary Children's Hospital

Henry T. Puls · Children's Mercy Hospital

Suzanne P. Starling · Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters

Joanne N. Wood · Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Daniel M. Lindberg · Kempe Foundation

Nancy S. Harper

Abstract

Our findings highlight differences in case characteristics and outcomes where a confession is known to the CAP and raise questions about agency response based on child characteristics.

Topics & Keywords

Child Abuse and Trauma Deception detection and forensic psychology Emotions and Moral Behavior

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Gender equality

Publication Details

Published in: Academic Pediatrics

Volume 26, Issue 3, pp. 103219-103219

DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2026.103219

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