False accusations of sexual assault: Prevalence, misperceptions, and implications for prevention work with men and boys

Huntington, Charlie; Berkowitz, Alan D.; Orchowski, Lindsay M.

doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-819202-3.00005-5

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“…Secondly, the lack of boundaries and unclear relationships between learners and teachers could lead to romantic pursuits between teachers and often attract jealousy from other students who may feel there is a need to bring such teachers down. This study confirms the findings and arguments that the issue of false sexual allegations is prevalent in schools (Huntington et al, 2022;Prewitt-White et al, 2022;Trocmé & Bala, 2005). This finding may be linked to state laws or the schools' management's inability to prosecute or punish the false accusers; whether the accusations are driven by misunderstanding or malice, more learners are accusing teachers because of the feelings that these learners are not punished (Behm-Lawton, 2014).…”

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Causes of The Alarming Rise of False Sexual Allegations Against Teachers in South African Schools

Madonsela

Omodan

Tsotetsi

2022

J. Edu. Teach. Learn.

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<p>False sexual allegations against teachers have contributed to teachers leaving the profession early and a decline in males choosing the profession. The main focus of this study was to investigate learners' false allegations of sexual misconduct against teachers. This study was underpinned by Fabricated Rape Theory and adopted qualitative methodology data through semi-structured interviews. Four teachers, one deputy principal, and one principal making six participants in the South district of the Gauteng province of South Africa were selected using convenient selection methods. The collected data were analysed using the Thematic Analysis method, which enables the researcher to respond to the study's objectives one after the other. The study revealed that fear, emotional neglect, and revenge contribute to false sexual allegations against teachers and that the maintenance of professional conduct among teachers and policy change are the possible solutions. Therefore, the study recommends that students should be provided with adequate orientation and re-orientation about the implication of false allegations, that teachers should always maintain good conduct, and that there should be an improvement in school policies and code of conduct to include punishable consequences for false accusations.<strong></strong></p>

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Causes of The Alarming Rise of False Sexual Allegations Against Teachers in South African Schools

Madonsela

Omodan

Tsotetsi

2022

J. Edu. Teach. Learn.

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“…Following the aim of building safety in the context of dance higher education, we highlight the role of discussions on boundaries and consent in order to prevent the "spectacle of testimony" (Appert & Lawrence, 2020: 230) in social media as well as the reduction of personal suffering to the statistical representation of violence. We acknowledge the risks of shedding light on consent in terms of people who are survivals of sexual violence to revive certain experiences or be faced with disbelief (Thompson & Mckinney 2010) and also the possibility of false allegations which, although radically uncommon and overestimated, do exist (Huntington et al 2022). Taking a different route, this paper aims for the positive construction of safe(r) spaces through situated methodological exercises for dance learning in higher education.…”

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How do You Desire to Dance? A Methodological Assemblage to Foster Consent in Dance Higher Education in Ecuador

López-yánez¹,

Corado²

2023

iukad

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Emerging from the need to delineate pedagogical tools that address interpersonal boundaries and consent in dance higher education, we display the experience of a female dance teacher in Ecuador in dialogue with the insights from a dance researcher in Guatemala, in order to investigate the discussion on consent and safe(r) spaces. Based on theoretical genealogies from de-colonial studies and situated knowledge, we enlarge the discussion on consent and safe(r) spaces specifically to be applied to dance contexts in higher education. We examine dance classes as situations in which all bodies are at their most vulnerable state. Considering statistics of sexual violence in Ecuador under the context of gender-based violence, we aim to transcend gender as the only axis of violence and proceed to include the condition of vulnerability of students regardless of their identity. We address the conceptual complexity of defining consent and the framework for expressing it both as a verbal and bodily understanding. Inspired by the learnings on personal boundaries from social dance and contact improvisation, we discuss touch from a de-colonial situated perspective. Finally, we suggest practical exercises that nurture methodological tools for dance pedagogy, outlining the specificity of step-by-step successful moments that we have begun to test in our classes. We propose a pedagogical practice which guides students in learning how to distinguish their desires and share their boundaries in dance classes that could further promote their skills as professional dancers and researchers.

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Fear and Consent: An Exploratory Study of Fear of False Accusations of Sexual Assault and Consent-Seeking Practices

Fansher

Musamali

Self

2022

Journal of School Violence

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False accusations of sexual assault: Prevalence, misperceptions, and implications for prevention work with men and boys

Cited by 4 publications

References 107 publications

Causes of The Alarming Rise of False Sexual Allegations Against Teachers in South African Schools

Causes of The Alarming Rise of False Sexual Allegations Against Teachers in South African Schools

How do You Desire to Dance? A Methodological Assemblage to Foster Consent in Dance Higher Education in Ecuador

Fear and Consent: An Exploratory Study of Fear of False Accusations of Sexual Assault and Consent-Seeking Practices

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