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. Ed(S): Staller, Karen M.; Faller, Kathleen Coulborn - Seeking Justice in Child Sexual Abuse - 9780231146142 - V9780231146142
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Seeking Justice in Child Sexual Abuse

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Description for Seeking Justice in Child Sexual Abuse Hardback. Editor(s): Staller, Karen M.; Faller, Kathleen Coulborn. Num Pages: 288 pages, 6 halftones, 6 tables. BIC Classification: JFFE1; JKSN; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 161 x 28. Weight in Grams: 644.
St. Mary County is a small rural midwestern enclave with a unique approach to handling accusations of child sexual abuse. Hoping to spare children the trauma of lengthy court appearances and probing interrogations, St. Mary's professionals strive to obtain confessions from accused sex offenders rather than ask the victim to bear the burden of proof. Treating this county as a critical case study, scholars from a variety of fields come together to analyze this community's unique approach. They address relevant case law, innovative treatments for both victim and offender, and the social history of child sexual abuse as a national ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231146142
SKU
V9780231146142
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15

About . Ed(S): Staller, Karen M.; Faller, Kathleen Coulborn
Karen M. Staller, Ph.D., J.D., is associate professor of social work at the University of Michigan School of Social Work and the author of Runaways: How the Sixties Counterculture Shaped Today's Practices and Policies. She has practiced public interest law with low-income senior citizens and at-risk adolescents in New York City.Kathleen Coulborn Faller, Ph.D., A.C.S.W., D.C.S.W., is the Marion Elizabeth ... Read more

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Readers are left with a professional model to consider, as well as an understanding of how systems change and develop... Highly recommended. Choice

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