A Comparison of Two Forms of Hearsay in Child Sexual Abuse Cases

Child Maltreatment

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 312-328

  Redlich, Allison D ^a   Myers, John E B ^b   Goodman, Gail S ^c   Qin, Jianjian ^d  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRIMINAL LAW; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL CRIME; VIDEORECORDING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRIMINAL LAW; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX OFFENSES; TRUTH DISCLOSURE; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 0036835705     PISSN: 10775595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107755902237262     Document Type: Article

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