Litigating Sexual Abuse Cases for Deaf Children

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dc.contributor.authorRainville, Christina
dc.date.accessioned2021-07-29T15:14:11Z
dc.date.available2021-07-29T15:14:11Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractDeaf children are far more likely to be sexually abused than their hearing peers. Studies report the risk of sexual abuse is two-to-three times greater for deaf children.1 In one study, 50% of deaf female students and 54% of deaf male students reported that they were sexually abused as children.2 Given these disturbing statistics, it is important that lawyers be proficient at prosecuting sexual assault cases for deaf children. While these cases pose challenges, the only way to protect these children is to prosecute their cases. Litigating cases for deaf children requires a conceptual understanding of Deaf culture and deaf language, and the willingness to work with interpreters. While this may seem overwhelming at first, the challenges can be overcomeen_US
dc.identifier.citationRainville, C. (2013). Litigating Sexual Abuse Cases for Deaf Children. ABA Child Law Practice, 32(8), 113-123.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/child_law/clp/vol32/aug13.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/5192
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherABA Child Law Practiceen_US
dc.subjectchild sexual abuseen_US
dc.subjectcourten_US
dc.subjecthearing impaireden_US
dc.subjectcommunicationen_US
dc.subjectlawen_US
dc.titleLitigating Sexual Abuse Cases for Deaf Childrenen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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