How does the legal system respond when children with learning difficulties are victimized?

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 537-547

  Cederborg, Ann Christin ^a   Lamb, Michael E ^b  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessments; Child victims; Credibility; Learning difficulties; Psycho diagnostic instruments

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD CARE; CHILD NEGLECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIME; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PSYCHOANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SEXUAL ABUSE; VICTIM;

CHILD; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; SWEDEN;

EID: 33646552051     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2005.10.015     Document Type: Article

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