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Videotaped Interviews in Child Sexual Abuse Cases: The Texas Example.
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Colby, Ira C.; Colby, Deborah N. – Child Welfare, 1987
Examines the basic tenets of a l983 Texas law permitting videotaped interviews of child victims of abuse to be admissible in civil and criminal proceedings. Discusses how the law is being implemented and how it protects legal rights of child victims, alleged perpetrators, and society at large. (Author/NH)
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Welfare, Childrens Rights, Interviews
The Admissibility of Evidence in Child Sexual Abuse Cases.
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Gothard, Sol – Child Welfare, 1987
Discusses the liberalization of rules of evidence in child sexual abuse cases in order to protect the child victims and benefit families. Some states have enacted legislation simplifying introduction of the child's out-of-court statements, although constitutionality has yet to be tested. (Author/NH)
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Childrens Rights, Evidence (Legal), Federal Legislation