The Justice System for Juvenile Victims: A Comprehensive Model of Case Flow

Trauma, Violence, & Abuse

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 83-102

  Finkelhor, David ^a   Cross, Theodore P ^a   Cantor, Elise N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

child abuse; child maltreatment; crime; sexual abuse; sexual assault

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CHILD WELFARE; CRIMINAL LAW; HUMAN; INFANT; LEGAL ASPECT; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; VICTIM;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRIME VICTIMS; CRIMINAL LAW; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 21544433187     PISSN: 15248380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1524838005275090     Document Type: Article

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