Improving decision making in forensic child sexual abuse evaluations

Law and Human Behavior

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 87-120

  Herman, Steve ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Reliability, validity and accuracy of substantiation decisions in forensic evaluations of child sexual abuse allegations by mental health professionals

Indexed keywords

CHILD ABUSE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DATA ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS; FORENSIC SCIENCE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL HEALTH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY CONTROL; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SEXUAL ABUSE; CHILD; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; METHODOLOGY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REPRODUCIBILITY;

CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 18444401109     PISSN: 01477307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10979-005-1400-8     Document Type: Review

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