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Justice denied : what America must do to protect its children / Marci A. Hamilton.
LIBRA KF9323 .H36 2008
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hamilton, Marci.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Child sexual abuse--United States.
- Child sexual abuse.
- Time (Law).
- United States.
- Child abuse--Law and legislation--United States.
- Child abuse.
- Child abuse--Law and legislation.
- Time (Law)--United States.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 160 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008.
- Contents:
- We have failed our children
- What is wrong with the system? : the courthouse doors are closed to survivors
- The solution is clear and simple : abolish the statutes of limitation for childhood sexual abuse
- What it will take to protect children : what the states must do; what the federal government should do
- Barrier #1 : the insurance industry
- Barrier #2 : the hierarchy of the Roman Catholic Church
- The other barriers : teachers, defense attorneys, and an uninformed public
- Conclusion: The coming civil rights movement for children.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 129-154) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780521886215
- 052188621X
- OCLC:
- 181516964
- Online:
- Contributor biographical information
- Publisher description
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