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Child abuse : law and policy across boundaries law and policy across boundaries / Laura Hoyano and Caroline Keenan.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextLanguage: Eng Publication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2010.Description: cxli, 1020 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780199571567 (pbk. : acid free paper)
  • 0199571562 (pbk. : acid free paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 344.03276 22
LOC classification:
  • K5189 .H69
Contents:
pt.1. Themes and questions -- Introduction -- pt.2. The legal framework for adjudicating allegations -- Family law -- Liability in criminal law -- Liability in tort and human rights law -- pt.3. The inquiry process -- Investigating and evaluating allegations of abuse -- pt.4. Adjudication of the allegation -- Introduction: themes and influences -- Access to evidence -- The child witness -- Testing the credibility of the child complainant -- Testing the credibility of the alleged abuser -- The admissibility of expert evidence -- pt.5. Child abuse law and policy: evaluation -- Themes and future directions.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [952]-991) and index.

pt.1. Themes and questions -- Introduction -- pt.2. The legal framework for adjudicating allegations -- Family law -- Liability in criminal law -- Liability in tort and human rights law -- pt.3. The inquiry process -- Investigating and evaluating allegations of abuse -- pt.4. Adjudication of the allegation -- Introduction: themes and influences -- Access to evidence -- The child witness -- Testing the credibility of the child complainant -- Testing the credibility of the alleged abuser -- The admissibility of expert evidence -- pt.5. Child abuse law and policy: evaluation -- Themes and future directions.

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