ABSTRACT
A comparison of the two sets of findings shows that in the Leicestershire study threats of physical harm occurred in almost twice as many cases as in Harrell and Smith’s research, the highest number of incidents in the domestic jurisdiction. The number of incidents where the children were threatened was about the same, although the destruction of property was more prevalent in our study than in that of Harrell and Smith. It is interesting to note that both studies were undertaken in the same year (1991) and in each the acts described were taken from affidavits and not as a result of direct questions. In other words, these are the acts described by the victims themselves.
