| Description |
xix, 220 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-212) and index. |
| Contents |
Foreword / Debra Whitcomb -- Sexually Abused Adolescents and the Criminal Justice System -- Identifying Pertinent Aspects of the Adjudication Process -- Reasons for Involving the Criminal Justice System -- Adolescent Reporting -- Cases Accepted for Prosecution -- Typical Evidence -- Inherent Barriers for Child Victims -- Courtroom Modifications -- Preparing the Victims -- Understanding and Reaching Out to Victims -- Adolescent Reactions to Child Sexual Abuse -- Reactions and the Prosecution Process -- Gender Differences -- Learning to Trust -- Connecting with the Social Service and Criminal Justice Systems -- Social Service and Criminal Justice Policies and Procedures -- Reporting Procedures, Diversion, and Investigation -- Interviews, Pretrial Hearings, and Plea Bargaining -- Witness Competency, Courtroom Innovations, and Trial Variances -- Multidisciplinary Teams and Helping Professionals Support Victims -- Enhancing Professional Effectiveness -- Supporting Victims and Their Families -- Adolescent Victims Sharing Their Experiences -- Introduction / Renee Brant -- A Teenage Girl's Personal Account of Incest from Disclosure Through Prosecution and Treatment -- I'm Jane -- The First Time I Told -- Making a Report -- The Investigation Begins -- I'm Sorry, Mom -- The Interview -- After the Interview -- Counseling -- Prosecution Begins -- Pretrial Testimony -- Counseling Support -- Waiting -- At School -- The Indictment -- The Arraignment -- Waiting Again -- The Empty Courtroom -- Pretrial Details -- Delays and Preparations. |
| Summary |
The central features of this workbook are two first-person fictional narratives that were written for a Massachusetts District Attorney's Office to provide to victims of child abuse so that they could understand the process of criminal justice they find themselves in. |
| Subject |
Sexually abused teenagers.
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Child sexual abuse.
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Child Abuse, Sexual. (DNLM)D002650
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Adolescent. (DNLM)D000293
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Child sexual abuse. (OCoLC)fst00854640
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Sexually abused teenagers. (OCoLC)fst01114943
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Child sexual abuse.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Angelica, Jade C. (Jade Christine), 1952- We are not alone. New York : Haworth Maltreatment and Trauma Press, ©2002 (OCoLC)606660128 |
| ISBN |
0789009242 (alk. paper) |
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9780789009241 (alk. paper) |
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0789009250 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
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9780789009258 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
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0789012693 (hard ; alk. paper) |
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9780789012692 (hard ; alk. paper) |
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0789012707 (soft ; alk. paper) |
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9780789012708 (soft ; alk. paper) |
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