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Title
The antiepistemology of organized abuse: Ignorance, exploitation, inaction
Author(s)
Salter, Michael
Publication Date
2023
Early Online Version
Abstract
<p>Organized abuse, in which multiple adults sexually abuse multiple children, has an important role to play in the production of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) but has been relegated to the margins of criminological concern. This paper presents the findings of an international survey of 74 adults who described childhood victimization in CSAM and organized abuse, emphasizing the relationship between organized abuse and entrenched ignorance of it. The paper identifies the multiple zones, practices and structures of ignorance that render organized abuse unknowable and advocates for strategic forms of knowledge production in which ignorance features as a provocation towards information-seeking rather than as a defence mechanism against intolerable realities.</p>
Publication Type
Journal Article
Source of Publication
The British Journal of Criminology, 63(1), p. 221-237
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020
2022-03-11
Place of Publication
United Kingdom
ISSN
1464-3529
0007-0955
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020
Peer Reviewed
Yes
HERDC Category Description
Peer Reviewed
Yes
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