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Haas, Shaun – 1986
This document is one of six discussion papers prepared for the Wisconsin Legislative Council's Special Committee on Crimes Against Children. The introduction explains the committee's task of conducting a thorough examination of state laws relating to crimes against children, reviewing major policy issues affecting those laws to determine whether…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Abuse, Children, Crime
Download full textZambelli, Grace C.; Lee, Sandra S. – 1985
All states have laws mandating that certain individuals report suspected occurrences of child abuse. Mandatory reporting statutes, their administration, and their judicial interpretation have created many ethical, legal, and clinical dilemmas. The abrogation of the confidentiality in the therapeutic relationship is probably the foremost ethical…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Compliance (Legal), Confidentiality, Ethics
Whitcomb, Debra – 1985
This Research in Brief report addresses the problem of dealing effectively with the crime of child sexual abuse. It is noted that child sexual abuse often goes unreported and unprosecuted. Problems faced and posed by child victims on the criminal justice system are reviewed. Legislative revisions, local reforms, and new techniques to alleviate…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Children, Court Litigation, Legal Problems
Russell, Pam – 1986
This document is one of six discussion papers prepared for the Wisconsin Legislative Council's Special Committee on Crimes Against Children. The introduction explains the committee's task of conducting a thorough examination of state laws relating to crimes against children, reviewing major policy issues affecting those laws to determine whether…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Abuse, Children, Crime
Wisconsin State Legislative Council, Madison. – 1987
This document contains information relating to the 1987 Wisconsin State Senate Bill 203 which reorganizes existing crimes against children located throughout the criminal code into a separate chapter of that code relating solely to crimes against children. Part I explains key provision of the bill, noting that the bill would restate the child…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Abuse, Child Custody, Children
Rose Enterprises, Wright, WY. – 1986
This report describes family violence and sexual assault and the specific nature and extent of the problem in Wyoming as illustrated by data obtained from statewide surveys and studies. Past efforts to address the problem are presented in an historical overview. Program operations are described, including the areas of safe houses, support groups,…
Descriptors: Battered Women, Family Problems, Family Violence, Prevention
