Why do false accusations happen?

Why false allegations of abuse are made by children against their parents, or by other people in positions of authority, against the loving parents of a child is one of the hardest questions to answer.

The reasons can be many  and varied, but range from something as simple as a child just wanting to get their own way, to something as complex as parental alienation  syndrome and false memory syndrome, to the flawed evidence of so called "experts" in the field of childcare, peadiatrics etc.  Follow this link to get further information on this and a whole host of other reasons.

Is it the case that society actively encourages children today to assume the worst of any adult, and to scream abuse as loudly as possible, even when none has taking place?

Are the very "experts" who are meant to protect our children and their parents so poorly trained that they believe abuse is happening on every street corner, in every home, every school and anywhere else that children meet. If so, this means that they will always see abuse everywhere whether it exists or not?

Of course, there are plenty of times when  abuse does occur, so this site does not intend to in any way diminish the seriousness of that, but purely to point out that there are just to many times when false accusations and inaccurate "expert" opinion, leads to innocent people having their lives destroyed by the people who are  meant to protect us.

Also the subject of abuse does not automatically mean against a child. Neither does it have to mean abuse of a sexual nature. It could equally mean against any person over which another attempts to exercise control. It follows therefore, that this could just as easily mean an adult, and crucially of either sex.

It seems to have become almost second nature, based on recent events, that false accusations of serious sexual assaults however can be leveled by anyone, against anyone. While this is, in and of itself, a very worrying trend, what is more concerning is the apparent inability of the police to carry out unbiased and honest investigations. How many more innocent lives are to be ruined by the ineffectual bumblings of officers who are to easily convinced that just because an allegation is made, then it must be true. This sort of blasé attitude can only lead to poor investigatory techniques and conclusion reaching on a large scale. It is because of this that the number of false accusations, and therefore false convictions grows daily.