RT Article
T1 Commentary: The legal system response to child maltreatment
JF Child maltreatment
VO 28
IS 3
SP 399
OP 402
A1 Cross, Theodore P. 1956-
A2 Block, Stephanie D.
A2 Vandervort, Frank E.
LA English
YR 2023
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1851173781
AB Legal actions are perhaps the most powerful responses to child maltreatment. Criminal and child protection investigation and forensic interviewing can provide the evidence needed to support a child victim’s disclosure. Prosecution of child maltreatment can hold perpetrators accountable. Juvenile and family court actions can provide for children’s safety and oversee their care in state custody and journey to a permanent home. This commentary introduces readers to a special issue of the journal Child Maltreatment that focuses on the legal system response to child abuse and neglect. We provide an overview of the issue’s 11 research articles and additional commentary. These works provide crucial new knowledge on gaining information from child victims involved in the legal system, on the law enforcement and prosecution response to child maltreatment, and on the legal framework supporting child protection.
K1 Child Abuse
K1 Child witnesses
K1 court testimony
K1 forensic interviews
K1 Foster care
K1 Legal aspects
DO 10.1177/10775595231176447