Justice denied : what America must do to protect its children / Marci A. Hamilton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hamilton, Marci, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Child sexual abuse--United States.

Child sexual abuse.

Child abuse--Law and legislation--United States.

Child abuse.

Time (Law)--United States.

Time (Law).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 160 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

There is a silent epidemic of childhood sexual abuse in the United States and a legal system that is not effectively protecting children from predators. Recent coverage of widespread abuse in the public schools and in churches has brought the once-taboo subject of childhood sexual abuse to the forefront. The problem extends well beyond schools and churches, though: the vast majority of survivors are sexually abused by family or family acquaintances with 90 percent of abuse never reported to the authorities. Marci A. Hamilton proposes a comprehensive yet simple solution: eliminate the arbitrary statutes of limitations for childhood sexual abuse so that survivors past and present can get into court. In Justice Denied, Hamilton predicts a coming civil rights movement for children and explains why it is in the interest of all Americans to allow victims of childhood sexual abuse this chance to seek justice when they are ready.

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:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 129-154) and index.

ISBN:

1-139-19961-7

1-107-18671-4

1-280-48446-2

1-139-20549-8

9786613579447

1-139-20330-4

1-139-20628-1

1-139-20188-3

1-139-20470-X

0-511-72079-3

OCLC:

775869604