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| Type: | Book Chapter |
| Title: | Court processing of child sexual abuse cases: the Winnipeg Family Violence Court experienceHurting and healing series |
| Other Titles: | Pieces of a puzzle : perspectives on child sexual abuse |
| Authors: | Gorkoff, Kelly Ursel, E. Jane |
| Keywords: | Legal issues;Child protection;Criminal justice responses;Sexual assault |
| Year: | 2001 |
| Publisher: | Co-published by |
| Citation: | No. 2 |
| Notes: | Provides a background to research and policy development in Canada relating to child sexual abuse and explains how the Winnipeg Family Violence Court came to be established. Goes on to present an overview of the statistics on and case characteristics of child abuse. Case outcomes in sexual and physical abuse cases are contrasted and the differences in treatment and sentencing of offenders are discussed. The importance of balancing the interests of the child against those of the court and the prosecution is also examined. |
| URI: | https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/11160 |
| ISBN: | 9781552660430 |
| Physical description: | 126 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Appears in Collections: | Book Chapters |
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