The Credibility Barrier: Why Silence on Perpetrator and Victim Data Fails Abuse Research

This methodological paper argues for the necessity of disclosing full perpetrator and victim data in the study of institutional child abuse. The author critiques the standard practice of anonymization as a barrier to empirical verifiability and historical truth-seeking. By advocating for "Methodological Radicalism," the work provides a framework for transforming personal narratives into high-value primary sources for interdisciplinary research.