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Judicial Dilemma: Expert Witness Testimony in Child Sex Abuse Cases.

Mason, M. A. (Journal of Psychiatry and Law, 1991)

This study first analyzes the content of 122 appellate court decisions in which expert witness testimony on the characteristics of sexually abused children is challenged. The nature of the testimony, the identity of experts, ...

Children abducted by family members:

Finkelhor, D., Hotaling, G.T., & Sedlak, A. J. (Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1991)

The Right of Confrontation, Justice Scalia, and the Power and Limits of Textualism

Wildenthal, B. H. (Washington and Lee Law Review, 1991)

Evaluating and Admitting Expert Opinion Testimony in Child Sexual Abuse Prosecutions

Younts, D. (Duke Law Journal, 1991)

Recent Research shows that much of the expert evidence offered by prosecutors in child sexual abuse trials is unreliable. The Issue of the reliability of expert evidence in child sexual abuse trials has already reached the ...

Verbal aggression by parents and psychosocial problems of children

Vissing, Y. M., Straus, M. A., Gelles, R. J., & Harrop, J. W. (Child Abuse & Neglect, 1991)

Analyses of data on a nationally representative sample of 3,346 American parents with a child under 18 living at home found that 63% reported one or more instances of verbal aggression, such as swearing and insulting the ...

Teaching child-care skills to mothers with developmental disabilities

Feldman, M. A., Case, L., Garrick, M., MacIntyre‐Grande, W., Carnwell, J., & Sparks, B. (Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1992)

The present study identified and remediated child-care skill deficits in parents with developmental disabilities to reduce their risk of child neglect. Eleven mothers with developmental disabilities who were considered by ...

Child Abuse As Slavery: A Thirteenth Amendment Response to DeShaney

Amar, A. R., & Widawsky, D. (Harvard Law Review, 1992)

In Part I of this Commentary, we introduce the reader to Joshua DeShaney and the Supreme Court opinions that grew out of the child abuse he suffered. In subsequent Parts, we argue that the Thirteenth Amendment creates ...

From victims to survivors to offenders: Women's routes of entry and immersion into street crime.

Gilfus, M.E. (Haworth Press, 1992)

Giftedness and Psychological Abuse in Borderline Personality Disorder: Their Relevance to Genesis and Treatment

Park, L. C., Imboden, J. B., Park, T. J., Hulse, S. H., & Unger, H. T. (Journal of Personality Disorders, 1992)

This clinical study of 23 borderline outpatients and 38 outpatients with other personality disorders provides evidence that individuals who become borderline frequently have a special talent or gift, namely a potential to ...

The abduction of children by strangers and nonfamily members:

Finkelhor, D., Hotaling, G.T., & Sedlak, A. J. (Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 1992)

Female Juvenile Prostitution: Problem and Response

Unknown author (National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, 1992)

Australian Law Teachers’ Association Annual Conference 1993 Opening Address

Cooke, R. (1993)

This is a revised version of the opening address delivered by Sir Robin at the 1993 Australian Law Teachers’ Association Annual Conference in Christchurch in September 1993. Sir Robin begins by discussing his previous ...

Impact of sexual abuse on children:

Kendall-Tackett, K.A., Williams, L.M., & Finkelhor, D. (Psychological Bulletin, 1993)

Child Sexual Abuse: Intervention and Treatment Issues

Unknown author (1993)

The NIMH community violence project:

Richters, J.E. & Martinez, P. (Psychiatry, 1993)

Memory for the time of past events

Friedman, W. J. (Psychological Bulletin, 1993)

Laboratory and autobiographical studies of normal adults' memory for the time of past events are reviewed, and the main phenomena that have been discovered are described. A distinction is introduced among several kinds of ...

Effects of domestic violence on children's behavior problems and depression

Sternberg, K. J., Lamb, M. E., Greenbaum, C., Cicchetti, D., Dawud, S., Cortes, R. M., ... & Lorey, F. (Developmental psychology, 1993)

The Children's Depression Inventory, Child Behavior Checklist, and Youth Self-Report were completed by mothers, fathers, and their 8–12 yr old children to assess the effects of various types of domestic violence on children's ...

Remaking Confrontation Clause and Hearsay Doctrine Under the Challenge of Child Sexual Abuse Prosecutions

Mosteller, R. P. (University of Illinois Law Review, 1993)

In this article, Professor Mosteller examines the two sets of developments in the prosecution of child sexual abuse: (1) statutory innovations in types of hearsay evidence admissible, methods of presenting testimony, and ...

Prior Similar Acts in Prosecutions for Rape and Child Sex Abuse

Beale, S. S. (Criminal Law Forum, 1993)

Two events that occurred in the United States in the early 1990s focused public attention on the rules governing the admissibility of prior similar acts in prosecutions for rape and child sex abuse. The first event was a ...

Child abuse reporting in British Columbia : An investigation of psychologists and teachers

Beck, Kirk A. (Simon Fraser University, 1993)

Child abuse and neglect continue to be a serious social and public health problem. Despite professionals' legal mandate to report suspected child abuse, compliance with these laws is far from complete. To date, there have ...

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