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Author Sax, Robin.

Title It happens every day : inside the world of a sex crimes DA / Robin Sax ; foreword by Mark Geragos.

Publication Info. Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2010.

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Location Call No. Status
 Berlin-Peck Memorial Library - Non Fiction  363.25 SAX    Check Shelf
 Middletown, Russell Library - Adult Nonfiction  363.2595 SAX    Check Shelf
Description 279 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-273).
Contents Behind the one-way mirror : asking the most difficult questions -- It takes a team -- The fax never stops buzzing : new cases every day -- The cases that push the envelope -- First meetings and impressions -- Helping victims remember what they want to forget -- Profile of a predator -- Behind counsel table : time for court -- Corroborating a child's word : other evidence -- Kids on the stand -- It never happened : uncooperative victims and unsupportive moms -- The real-life effect of CSI -- Doing time for the crime : sentencing and plea bargaining -- Registration and prevention.
Summary The author illustrates how our criminal justice system works with regard to sex crimes involving children.
Subject Child sexual abuse -- United States.
Child sexual abuse -- Investigation -- United States.
Sexually abused children -- United States.
Sex crimes -- United States.
Sex offenders -- United States.
ISBN 9781591027584 hardcover alkaline paper
1591027586 hardcover alkaline paper
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