-Caveat Lector- Hi ! Below please find excerpts from an article titled: Characteristics and Sources of Allegations of Ritualistic Child Abuse Sincerely, Neil Brick This may be triggering for survivors of abuse. from http://home.rica.net/rthoma/nccansra.htm Grant No. 90CA1405, Final Report to the National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect, Gail S. Goodman, Principal Investigator, University of California, Davis, In Collaboration with: Jianjian Qin, University of California, Davis, Bette L. Bottoms, University of Illinois at Chicago, Phillip R. Shaver, University of California, Davis The main goal of this project was to investigate the characteristics and sources of allegations of ritualistic child abuse. To accomplish this goal, a series of studies was conducted.... Hundreds of children and adults have reported abuse involving multiple perpetrators; intergenerational cults; and quasi-religious rituals complete with grotesque sexual assaults, human sacrifice, cannibalism, and consumption of blood, urine, and excrement (Feldman, 1993; Gould, 1987; Kahaner, 1988; Raschke, 1990; Wright, 1993). Law enforcement professionals have responded with seminars in which satanic crime "experts" recount classic cases, summarize the history of the occult, and explain how to identify satanic activity. State legislatures have passed special laws targeting this kind of crime, and mental health professionals have held countless conferences and workshops in which experts discuss how to recognize and treat "ritual abuse." Books by psychotherapists, from Michelle Remembers (Smith & Pazder, 1980) to Lessons in Evil. Lessons from the Light (Feldman, 1993) have stirred the interest of mental health professionals, journalists, and the general public... There were 6,910 (35.86%) valid respondents; of the valid respondents, 2,709 were clinical psychologists, 2,071 were psychiatrists, and 2,130 were social workers. Of the 6,910 valid respondents, 2,136 (30.91%) reported that they had encountered at least one ritual or religion-related abuse case. The majority of those who had encountered any kind of case had encountered only one or two, yet a few respondents (1.4% of those reporting any cases) indicated that they had encountered more than a hundred cases. Only 13% encountered adult-survivor cases of ritual abuse and only 11% encountered child cases. A total of 2,136 detailed questionnaires were sent out. Of these 797 (37.31%) were returned. There were 720 valid respondents, of whom 297 were clinical psychologists, 200 were psychiatrists, and 223 were social workers. These respondents provided information about a total of 1,652 cases of ritual or religion-related child abuse reported by either adult survivor or child clients. After eliminating cases in which the client was not a victim, our analyses were based on 1,548 cases, of which 387 were child ritual cases, 674 were adult survivor ritual cases, 171 were child religion-related cases, and 234 were adult survivor religion-related cases. Our findings indicated that adult ritual cases were consistently the most extreme. For example, adult survivor cases involved mare types of abuse than child cases, and adult survivor cases were particularly likely to involve severe forms of abuse, such as murder (which was rarely reported in religion- related cases). In addition, 33% of adult ritual cases involved such extreme acts as cannibalism, and 28% of adult ritual cases involved baby breeding for ritual sacrifice. Adult ritual cases also involved the highest numbers of victims and perpetrators. However, these results were often affected by "outliers," suggesting that there were a few outlier respondents who reported cases with particularly high numbers of victims and perpetrators. Ritual abuse cases were very likely to involve parents, acquaintances, and strangers as the alleged perpetrators; religion-related cases were more likely to be committed by persons in a position of trust. Victims in adult ritual cases, especially in adult ritual cases reported by MDs, were the most likely to be diagnosed as suffering from MPD. Cases reported by psychiatrists were also more likely to involve bizarre and extreme features than cases reported by either clinical psychologists or social workers. These findings may emanate, at least in part, from the fact that we oversampled psychiatrists who specialize in dissociative disorders. A total of 21,605 postcard surveys were mailed (2,690 to DAs, 3,056 to SS, and 15,859 to LAW). There were 4,655 valid respondents (a 21.55% return rate). The number of valid respondents was 706 for DAs (a 26.25% return rate), 1,037 for SS (a 33.93% return rate), and 2,912 from LAW (a 18.36% return rate). Although the response rate was particularly low for LAW and the results must be interpreted accordingly, it should be noted that, because the majority of the surveys were sent to law enforcement agencies, the total number of responses and cases reported by them was still substantial. Across the three types of agencies, a total of 1,079 (23.18%) of all valid respondents reported that they had encountered at least one ritual or religion-related case. The majority of those who had encountered any kind of cases had encountered only one or two, yet a few respondents (2.22% of those reporting any cases) indicated that they had encountered more than a hundred cases. When there was a significant difference among cases reported by different agencies, cases reported by SS involved less evidence than cases reported by either DAs or LAW. Overwhelmingly, respondents from agencies believed both the ritual abuse and the religion-related abuse allegations. Nevertheless, respondents showed a higher acceptance of the validity of allegations of religion-related abuse than of ritual abuse. Regarding the ritual and religious elements of the abuse, respondents from SS showed the highest level of acceptance while DAs and LAW were slightly more reserved about the ritual aspects of the claims; however, DAs showed the highest level of acceptance of the religion-related aspects of the allegations. DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. 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