Team investigation of child sexual abuse : the uneasy alliance / Donna Pence, Charles Wilson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pence, Donna.

Contributor:

Wilson, Charles (Charles Albert)

Series:

Interpersonal violence ; v. 6.

Interpersonal violence ; v. 6

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Child sexual abuse--Investigation.

Child sexual abuse.

Teams in the workplace.

Physical Description:

x, 166 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, [1994]

Summary:

As child sexual abuse investigation and intervention in the United States has evolved over the past decade, it has become clear that no single discipline or agency can meet the needs of abused children and their families. Coordinated investigative teams, involving an alliance between a wide range of professionals - such as criminal justice professionals, social workers, medical practitioners and mental health clinicians - are needed for fact-finding, child protection and criminal prosecution.

This practical book focuses on how to design, develop, operate and maintain effective teams. It begins with examinations of how to build teams and the roles and responsibilities of the professionals involved. Investigative interviewing

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-160) and index.

ISBN:

0803951698

0803951701

OCLC:

30895670