The testimony of expert witnesses to inform courtroom decisions is critical if intelligent and just verdicts are to be reached. Few judges, jurors or lay witnesses possess the necessary knowledge to adequately understand the complexities of human behaviour as they relate to acts of interpersonal violence. While lay witnesses can testify to actual incidents or observations, it is the expert witness who can provide forensic significance to such evidence. This volume clearly defines the need for and role of expert witnesses in litigation. The author demystifies the process, and provides...
The testimony of expert witnesses to inform courtroom decisions is critical if intelligent and just verdicts are to be reached. Few judges, jurors or ...
Written to give the front line practitioner help in assessing and managing cases with children aged 18 months to 6 years who present with allegations of sexual abuse, this book provides concrete and easily understood information about basic child development, interview procedures, and case management theory.
Written to give the front line practitioner help in assessing and managing cases with children aged 18 months to 6 years who present with allegations ...
Provides a framework which helps the therapist understand the effects of sexual abuse on the child/adolescent's internal sense of self and world even when the child does not talk about the abuse.
Provides a framework which helps the therapist understand the effects of sexual abuse on the child/adolescent's internal sense of self and world even ...
Therapists can find helping adolescents who have suffered from early physical, sexual and//or emotional trauma to move through trauma resolution to emerge as healthy survivors a frustrating task, because of a scarcity of reference material available for this age group. This volume - together with the accompanying Activity Manual - has been written to fill this gap. The volume provides a practical and accessible package of theory and hands-on activities, specifically designed for use by practitioners in either individual or group settings. The authors highlight their four-phase approach of...
Therapists can find helping adolescents who have suffered from early physical, sexual and//or emotional trauma to move through trauma resolution to em...
The author of this volume is not only a social scientist and victim advocate - but also the mother of a murder victim. Deborah Spungen illustrates how and why family members become co-victims when a loved one is murdered, and addresses the emotional, physical, and psychological effects of these events.
The author of this volume is not only a social scientist and victim advocate - but also the mother of a murder victim. Deborah Spungen illustrates how...
