On Trial Paperback by Billie Wright Dziech

Product Details

• Publisher: Beacon Press (1991-05-31)
• Language: English
• Paperback: 251 pages
• ISBN-13: 9780807004159
• Item Weight: 396.9 grams
• Dimensions: 22.66 x 15.19 x 1.78 cm

This book, the first to examine the experience of child victims & their families who attempt to seek justice in America's courts, offers practical reforms that would bring greater sensitivity & justice to the legal process. Reviewing American legal history & the equivocal treatment of children & sex crimes, Dziech & Schudson explain how current courtroom procedures often fail to acknowledge a child's abilities & needs, & how child witnesses are often re-victimized by the legal system that is supposed to help them. They argue that there is no justification for subjecting abused children to a second round of trauma -- in court. This important book recommends sweeping changes to assure justice for children, their families, & those accused of harming them.

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