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When the victim is a child / by Debra Whitcomb.

Title
When the victim is a child / by Debra Whitcomb.
Author
Whitcomb, Debra
Publication
Washington, D.C. : U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice, [1992]

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Additional Authors
  • Abt Associates
  • United States. Office of Justice Programs
Description
vii, 176 p.; 23 cm.
Summary
LEGAL PROBLEMS OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE CASES ARE ADDRESSED.
Series Statement
Issues and practices in criminal justice
Uniform Title
Issues and practices in criminal justice
Subject
  • Child abuse > Law and legislation > United States
  • Child sexual abuse > United States
  • Child witnesses > United States
  • Child Abuse > legislation & jurisprudence
  • Child Advocacy
  • Child Abuse, Sexual > legislation & jurisprudence
  • United States
Genre/Form
Government publications
Note
  • "Prepared ... by Abt Associates Inc., under contract #OJP-86-C-009."
  • Shipping list no.: 92-254-P.
  • "March 1992."
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-176).
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
An introduction to the problem -- Why child victims are different -- Interviewing children -- Statutory and procedural reforms -- Competency of child witnesses -- Alternatives to the traditional courtroom -- Statutory exceptions to hearsay -- Restrictions on public access -- Use of expert witnesses -- The victim advocate -- Streamlining the adjudication process -- Conclusions and recommendations.
OCLC
  • 25983931
  • SCSB-10112251
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library