Lynley Hood — A City Possessed

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Thesis

Moral panics can produce long-lasting changes in society. · ch. 6

Argument

1. Folktales can escalate into moral panics in troubled times. — ch. 7
2. Accusations of extreme wrongdoing can dehumanize scapegoats. — ch. 7
3. The explosion of child abuse reports was accompanied by many false allegations. — ch. 8
4. Paedophiles do not engage in urine-related sexual acts. — ch. 12
5. Claims of paedophiles using urine are unfounded. — ch. 12
6. Peter’s behavior contradicts typical abuser patterns. — ch. 12
7. Urophilia does not involve cups in its activities. — ch. 12
8. Medical recommendations can enable biases against the accused in sexual abuse cases. — ch. 13
9. Expert professionals can perpetuate unfounded beliefs through their actions. — ch. 13
10. Expert witnesses can undermine their credibility through selective memory during trials. — ch. 13
11. Interviewing techniques can render children’s testimony unreliable. — ch. 13
12. There has been no learning from the crèche case due to silence. — ch. 14
13. Children can create false narratives about abuse without experience. — ch. 14
14. Police seized videos but failed to substantiate allegations. — ch. 15
15. Contradictory explanations reveal prosecution’s lack of transparency. — ch. 15
16. Police actions intensified fear among community members. — ch. 15
17. Juries can be influenced by the number of allegations presented. — ch. 17
18. Selective evidence can mislead juries about the case’s credibility. — ch. 17
19. Altered charges can distort the truth of the allegations. — ch. 17
20. Ellis’s apparent stumble was mischaracterized by the prosecution. — ch. 18
21. Stanaway constructed justifications for dismissing children’s evidence. — ch. 18
22. Judges may not comment on government policy or law merits. — ch. 19
23. The justice system’s perceived failures often lead to political interference. — ch. 19
24. Zelda Cypress’s retraction questions the validity of her accusations. — ch. 22
25. Most children who do not disclose abuse likely have not been abused. — ch. 22
26. Eichelbaum’s interview practices risk being considered abusive. — ch. 22
27. Eichelbaum’s inquiry failed to address significant public concerns. — ch. 22
28. Eichelbaum’s experts dismissed crucial evidence supporting the defense. — ch. 22