This book, the first to examine the experience of child victims & their families who attempt to seek justice in America's courts, offers practical reforms that would bring greater sensitivity & justice to the legal process. Reviewing American legal history & the equivocal treatment of children & sex crimes, Dziech & Schudson explain how current courtroom procedures often fail to acknowledge a child's abilities & needs, & how child witnesses are often re-victimized by the legal system that is supposed to help them. They argue that there is no justification for subjecting abused children to a second round of trauma -- in court. This important book recommends sweeping changes to assure justice for children, their families, & those accused of harming them.
- ISBN10 0807004154
- ISBN13 9780807004159
- Publish Date 31 May 1991
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Beacon Press
- Edition 2nd ed.
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 251
- Language English
- URL https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/isbn/9780807004159