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Delayed prosecution for childhood sexual abuse /

Child sexual abuse prosecutions are often brought about following a delay of some years after the alleged abuse, which can cause a variety of problems for the prosecutions. This work examines the issues associated with these kinds of trials and the response of the criminal justice system to such cas...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lewis, Penney
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Series:Oxford monographs on criminal law and criminal justice.
Subjects:
Child abuse > Law and legislation > United States.
Prosecution > United States.
Time (Law) > United States.
Enfants > Violence envers > Droit > États-Unis.
Poursuites judiciaires > États-Unis.
Délai (Droit) > États-Unis.
Child abuse > Law and legislation
Prosecution
Time (Law)
United States
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Child sexual abuse prosecutions are often brought about following a delay of some years after the alleged abuse, which can cause a variety of problems for the prosecutions. This work examines the issues associated with these kinds of trials and the response of the criminal justice system to such cases.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiv, 227 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-221) and index.
ISBN:9780191705441
0191705446