This program delves into the difficult issues prosecutors may face when pursuing child abuse cases.
Topics
Need for Psychological Training
Dissociation
Hearsay Evidence and Crawford
Preparing the Child for Court
Supporting the Child in Court
Expert Testimony
Vicarious Trauma
"In order to investigate a case of suspected child abuse or litigate that case, you have to not only understand the legal issues, which are complex enough, but one really has to understand something about child development, about the impact of traumatic experiences on children, in order to understand how they react to it and to understand how we react to them. " - John E.B. Myers, JD
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