TY - JOUR
AU1 - Berliner, Lucy
AU2 - Barbieri, Mary Kay
AB - Sexual abuse of children, though widely condemned, is nevertheless more prevalent than has been previously realized. When the accused offender does not admit guilt, the testimony of the child victim is likely to be the only or the main evidence. Members of the criminal‐justice system often share general societal beliefs that children are not as credible as adults and that children cannot participate in such legal proceedings without serious trauma. In this article, we address some of the social and legal barriers to successful prosecution of child sexual abuse cases, and to the child's effective participation in such cases. Then, we discuss some steps that can be taken to help reduce, eliminate, or overcome these barriers.
TI - The Testimony of the Child Victim of Sexual Assault
JF - Journal of Social Issues
DO - 10.1111/j.1540-4560.1984.tb01097.x
DA - 1984-07-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/wiley/the-testimony-of-the-child-victim-of-sexual-assault-Op4RYwMzHo
SP - 125
VL - 40
IS - 2
DP - DeepDyve
ER -