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Team investigation of child sexual abuse : the uneasy alliance / Donna Pence, Charles Wilson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Pence, Donna.
- 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:
- 1 online resource (x, 166 p.).
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE, c1994.
- Language Note:
- English
- 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.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 1 - Introduction: The Team Investigation of Child Sexual Abuse
- Growth in Reporting
- Child Protective Services
- Law Enforcement
- Other Actors in the Investigation
- Chapter 2 - Building Teams
- History of Cooperation: Child Protective Services and Law Enforcement
- Teams
- Uneasy Alliance
- Addressing the Problems
- Individual Recommendations
- Chapter 3 - Roles and Responsibilities
- Understanding the Limits of the Role of Child Protection
- The Role of Law Enforcement
- The Role of the Prosecutor
- The Role of the Child Welfare Agency Counsel
- The Role of the Mental Health Representative
- The Role of Medical Professionals
- Others
- Chapter 4 - Investigative Protocols
- Receiving the Report
- Investigative Decision Making
- Chapter 5 - Preparing for the Child Interview
- Who Should be Involved?
- The Role of Authority in the Interview
- Documenting the Interview
- Written Reports
- Audiotaped Statements
- Videotaped Statements
- Interview Aids
- Chapter 6 - The Child Interview Process
- Developmental Considerations
- Starting the Interview
- Chapter 7 - Corroborating Interviews
- Nonoffending Parent Interview
- Specifics to be Covered
- Parents in Out-of-Home Abuse Cases
- Other Credible Adult Interviews
- Chapter 8 - Other Investigative Considerations
- Crime Scene
- DNA Analysis
- Pretext Conversations
- Photo Lineups
- Chapter 9 - Interviewing the Suspect
- Preinterview Considerations
- The Interview
- Chapter 10 - Validation: The Team Decision-Making Process
- Mutual Understanding of Dynamics
- Analyzing the Child's Statement
- Medical Findings
- Statements of Witnesses
- Physical Evidence
- Behavioral Indicators
- Statement of the Alleged Perpetrator
- Pulling It All Together
- Chapter 11 - Decision Making in Complex Environments.
- Divorce and Custody Cases
- Substitute Care Settings
- Ritualistic Abuse Allegations
- Macro Case Investigation: Multiple Victim and Multiple Perpetrator Cases
- Summary
- References
- Index
- About the Authors.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781483345338
- 1483345335
- 9780803951709
- 0803951701
- 9781452246673
- 145224667X
- OCLC:
- 911615276
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