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Child abuse cases with hard-to-prove allegations pose challenges for all those who seek to protect the welfare of children. Helping courts, evaluators, guardians, and lawyers understand and work with difficult cases, Equivocal Child Abuse brings together insights, experience, and guidance from multiple sources to minimize unnecessary harm done to children and families. Exploring all facets of case management, the book discusses:

  • Legal concepts and theory, the history of guardians ad litem, and the complexity of the processes involved in legal decision making
  • How different court systems operate, the path of a case, and the roles of participants in custody cases
  • The investigative process, the evaluation of report credibility, the use of videotape, perspectives of child custody evaluators, and sample investigations
  • The testimony of expert witnesses, evaluators, guardians ad litem, and treating professionals

    Table of Contents

    Equivocality in a Complex Legal Context. The Courts: Views Across and Within. Investigation. The Expert in the Courtroom. Practitioner Hazards. Intervention Options. Mental Health Issues. Working Model for the Forensic Evaluator. Top Cat. Appendices. Index.

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    A Hardback by Sandra B. McPherson, Farshid Afsarifard

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      Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc
      Publication Date: 23/09/2011
      ISBN13: 9781439847763, 978-1439847763
      ISBN10: 1439847762
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      Child abuse Crime and criminology

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Child abuse cases with hard-to-prove allegations pose challenges for all those who seek to protect the welfare of children. Helping courts, evaluators, guardians, and lawyers understand and work with difficult cases, Equivocal Child Abuse brings together insights, experience, and guidance from multiple sources to minimize unnecessary harm done to children and families. Exploring all facets of case management, the book discusses:

      • Legal concepts and theory, the history of guardians ad litem, and the complexity of the processes involved in legal decision making
      • How different court systems operate, the path of a case, and the roles of participants in custody cases
      • The investigative process, the evaluation of report credibility, the use of videotape, perspectives of child custody evaluators, and sample investigations
      • The testimony of expert witnesses, evaluators, guardians ad litem, and treating professionals

        Table of Contents

        Equivocality in a Complex Legal Context. The Courts: Views Across and Within. Investigation. The Expert in the Courtroom. Practitioner Hazards. Intervention Options. Mental Health Issues. Working Model for the Forensic Evaluator. Top Cat. Appendices. Index.

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