Justice denied: what America must do to protect its children

We have failed our children -- What is wrong with the system? : the courthouse doors are closed to the survivors -- The solution is clear and simple : abolish the statutes of limitation for childhood sexual abuse -- What it will take to act on the lessons learned : what the states must do : what the...

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Main Author: Hamilton, Marci (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge [u.a.] Cambridge University Press 2008
In:Year: 2008
Online Access: Contributor biographical information
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Table of contents only
Availability in Tübingen:Present in Tübingen.
UB: KB 20 A 3226
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Keywords:
Child Abuse > Law and legislation > United States
Child Sexual Abuse > United States
Strafverfahrensrecht > Verjährung
Time (Law) > United States
USA > Kind > Sexueller Missbrauch > Strafverfolgung
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Summary:We have failed our children -- What is wrong with the system? : the courthouse doors are closed to the survivors -- The solution is clear and simple : abolish the statutes of limitation for childhood sexual abuse -- What it will take to act on the lessons learned : what the states must do : what the federal government should do -- Barrier #1 : the insurance industry -- Barrier #2 : the hierarchy of the Roman Catholic Church -- The other barriers : the teachers, the defense attorneys, and an uninformed public -- The coming civil rights movement for children
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. 129-154) and index
Physical Description:VIII, 160 S 24 cm
ISBN:052188621X
9780521886215