Children's perceived emotional behavior at disclosure and prosecutors' evaluations

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1521-1532

  Castelli, Paola ^a,b   Goodman, Gail S ^b  

^a JOHN CABOT UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Abuse disclosure; Child sexual abuse; Child witness; Emotion; Prosecution

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; DISTRICT ATTORNEY; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; FORENSIC INTERVIEW; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; LAW SUIT; LAWYER; MALE; NONMEDICAL OCCUPATIONS; PROSECUTOR; PSYCHOSOCIAL WITHDRAWAL; VICTIM; VIDEORECORDING; WITNESS; ATTITUDE; CRIME VICTIM; EMOTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF DISCLOSURE;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRIME VICTIMS; DISCLOSURE; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAWYERS; MALE; SELF DISCLOSURE;

EID: 84908241932     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: 18737757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2014.02.010     Document Type: Article

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