Prosecuted But Not Silenced

Prosecuted But Not Silenced
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Publisher : Morgan James Publishing
Total Pages : 384
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ISBN-10 : 9781683507819
ISBN-13 : 1683507819
Rating : 4/5 (19 Downloads)

Synopsis Prosecuted But Not Silenced by : Maralee McLean

Prosecuted But Not Silenced is a powerful documentary about a mother and daughter's tragic involvement with the judicial system when there were allegations of child sexual abuse—a human rights and civil rights issue for women and children. It is an important educational tool for judges, lawyers, social workers, therapists, politicians, and the general public so that people realize what still occurs today. A National Health Crisis, Maralee’s story reveals the last taboo and a crime that needs the public's attention, and emphasizes the need for training in the dynamics of maltreatment so that no more mothers have to suffer what happened to Maralee and her daughter.

Children as Victims, Witnesses, and Offenders

Children as Victims, Witnesses, and Offenders
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Publisher : Guilford Press
Total Pages : 433
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ISBN-10 : 9781606233580
ISBN-13 : 1606233580
Rating : 4/5 (80 Downloads)

Synopsis Children as Victims, Witnesses, and Offenders by : Bette L. Bottoms

Grounded in the latest clinical and developmental knowledge, this book brings together leading authorities to examine the critical issues that arise when children and adolescents become involved in the justice system. Chapters explore young people’s capacities, competencies, and special vulnerabilities as victims, witnesses, and defendants. Key topics include the reliability of children’s abuse disclosures, eyewitness testimony, interviews, and confessions; the evolving role of the expert witness; the psychological impact of trauma and of legal involvement; factors that shape jurors’ perceptions of children; and what works in rehabilitating juvenile offenders. Policies and practices that are not supported by science are identified, and approaches to improving them are discussed.

Victim Advocacy in the Courtroom

Victim Advocacy in the Courtroom
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Publisher : UPNE
Total Pages : 249
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ISBN-10 : 9781555537494
ISBN-13 : 1555537499
Rating : 4/5 (94 Downloads)

Synopsis Victim Advocacy in the Courtroom by : Mary Lay Schuster

Provides a deeply textured view of how victims' voices are introduced and heard in courts

Child Sexual Abuse Victims in the Courts

Child Sexual Abuse Victims in the Courts
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 204
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ISBN-10 : PURD:32754078036260
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Rating : 4/5 (60 Downloads)

Synopsis Child Sexual Abuse Victims in the Courts by : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Juvenile Justice

The Battle and the Backlash

The Battle and the Backlash
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Publisher : Free Press
Total Pages : 404
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ISBN-10 : 0669213624
ISBN-13 : 9780669213621
Rating : 4/5 (24 Downloads)

Synopsis The Battle and the Backlash by : David Hechler

The Clergy Sex Abuse Crisis and the Legal Responses

The Clergy Sex Abuse Crisis and the Legal Responses
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 474
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ISBN-10 : 9780199350124
ISBN-13 : 0199350124
Rating : 4/5 (24 Downloads)

Synopsis The Clergy Sex Abuse Crisis and the Legal Responses by : James T. O'Reilly

The sexual abuse of children and teens by rogue priests in the U.S. Catholic Church is a heinous crime, and those who pray for a religious community as its ministers, priests and rabbis should never tolerate those who prey on that community. The legal disputes of recent years have produced many scandalous headlines and fuelled public discussion about the sexual abuse crisis within the clergy, a crisis that has cost the U.S. Catholic Church over $3 billion. In The Clergy Sex Abuse Crisis and the Legal Responses, two eminent experts, James O'Reilly and Margaret Chalmers, draw on the lessons of recent years to discern the interplay between civil damages law and global church-based canon law. In some countries civil and canon law, although autonomous systems of law, both form part of the church's legal duties. In the United States, freedom of religion issues have complicated how the state adjudicates both cases of abuse and who can be held responsible for clerical oversight. This book examines questions of civil and criminal liability, issues of respondeat superior and oversight, issues with statutes of limitations and dealing with allegations that occurred decades ago, and how the Church's internal judicial processes interact or clash with the civil pursuit of these cases.

Children's Testimony

Children's Testimony
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Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages : 429
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ISBN-10 : 9780470851395
ISBN-13 : 0470851392
Rating : 4/5 (95 Downloads)

Synopsis Children's Testimony by : Helen L. Westcott

Children's Testimony offers a comprehensive and up-to-dateassessment of issues relating to children's evidence. Starting withpsychological underpinnings and child protection considerations,the reader is taken through a clearly structured and timelycollection of chapters from internationally renownedcontributors. Pointers for practitioners are clearly highlighted throughout and aunique, jargon-free glossary of psychological terms encountered inchild witness research is included making this a highly practicaltext. * An accessible review of existing knowledge and preview of new andrecent developments in psychological research and forensicpractice * An outstanding group of international contributors * Offers a broad scope that considers all the key areas of researchand practice

Misinformation Concerning Child Sexual Abuse and Adult Survivors

Misinformation Concerning Child Sexual Abuse and Adult Survivors
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 234
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ISBN-10 : 9781317825371
ISBN-13 : 1317825373
Rating : 4/5 (71 Downloads)

Synopsis Misinformation Concerning Child Sexual Abuse and Adult Survivors by : Paul Jay Fink

Successfully navigate the minefield of misinformation that can prevent justice from being done in child sexual abuse cases!From the Foreword, by Robert Geffner, PhD, editor of the Journal of Child Sexual Abuse: “Too often, the public and some professionals have been misled by media publicity and articles . . . that appear scientific, but in reality, are biased opinions or over-generalized research. Forensic cases are being decided in many courts based upon the recommendations of so-called 'expert witnesses’who do not actually know the clinical research or understand the dynamics of such abusive relationships.”This much-needed book points out and corrects misinformation that everyone who works with victims, offenders, or families in which sexual abuse has occurred needs to understand clearly. Especially vital in today's political climate, Misinformation Concerning Child Sexual Abuse and Adult Survivors gives you state-of-the-science information on such myths as “false memory syndrome,” “recovered memory therapy,” and the “lack of harm” to some sexually abused boys.Misinformation Concerning Child Sexual Abuse and Adult Survivors examines: forensic issues, including the “false memory” defense and how the long-term impact of childhood sexual abuse is often misrepresented in court three separate expert examinations of Rind, Tromovitch, and Bauserman's well-known--and often misrepresented--review of long-term child sexual abuse outcomes treatment recommendations and guidelines for addressing the memory controversy in clinical practice the fascinating case history/cautionary tale of the child molester Robert Halsey, who was convicted and sentenced to two life sentences in 1993, and how public and academic resources were misused to claim he was wrongly convicted