Fourteen-year trends in the criminal justice response to child sexual abuse reports in New South Wales

This study of attrition compares the prosecution of child sexual offenses reported while the complainant was still a child with those in which the report was delayed into adulthood; it also compares matters involving adult and young (under 18 years) suspects/defendants. It is based on an analysis of...

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Main Author: Cashmore, Judith (Author)
Contributors: Taylor, Alan ; Parkinson, Patrick
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2020
In: Child maltreatment
Year: 2020, Volume: 25, Issue: 1, Pages: 85-95
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