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Stevenson, Margaret C.; Najdowski, Cynthia J.; Wiley, Tisha R. A. – Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 2013
Because juveniles can now be registered as sex offenders, we conducted a pilot study to investigate awareness of these policies and sexual behavior histories in a convenience sample of 53 young adults (ages 18 to 23, 79% women). These preliminary data revealed that 42% percent of participants were unaware that youth under the age of 18 can be…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Criminals, Delinquency, Adolescents
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Cramer, Robert J.; Adams, Desiree D.; Brodsky, Stanley L. – Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 2009
Child sex abuse cases have been the target of considerable psycho-legal research. The present paper offers an analysis of psychological constructs for jury selection in child sex abuse cases from the defense perspective. The authors specifically delineate general and case-specific jury selection variables. General variables include…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Sexuality, Child Abuse, Sexual Abuse