Justice denied
Subtitle: what America must do to protect its children
By: Marci A. Hamilton.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9780521886215
Subjects: Child sexual abuse -- United States; Child abuse -- Law and legislation -- United States; Time (Law) -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 129-154) and index.
Table of contents: title: We have failed our children; title: What is wrong with the system? : the courthouse doors are closed to survivors; title: The solution is clear and simple : abolish the statutes of limitation for childhood sexual abuse; title: What it will take to protect children : what the states must do; what the federal government should do; title: Barrier #1 : the insurance industry; title: Barrier #2 : the hierarchy of the Roman Catholic Church; title: The other barriers : teachers, defense attorneys, and an uninformed public; title: Conclusion: The coming civil rights movement for children.