Delayed Prosecution for Childhood Sexual Abuse (Oxford Monographs on Criminal Law and Justice)
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; Oxford University Press
Published: May 22, 2006
Language: eng
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9780199282289
First sentence: This book considers a relatively new phenomenon within the criminal justice system.
Description: Child sexual abuse prosecutions are often brought about following a delay of some years after the alleged abuse, which can cause a variety of problems for the prosecutions. This work examines the issues associated with these kinds of trials and the response of the criminal justice system to such cases.