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Title The evaluation of child sexual abuse allegations : a comprehensive guide to assessment and testimony / edited by Kathryn Kuehnle, Mary Connell
Published Hoboken, N.J. : J. Wiley, 2009

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Description xxv, 571 pages ; 26 cm
Contents Improved forensic interviewing : the legacy of the McMartin preschool case / John Myers -- Methods for the identification of sexually abused children : overview of issues and needed features for abuse indicators / David Faust, Ana J. Bridges, and David Ahern -- Methods for the identification of sexually abused children : re-framing the clinician's task and recognizing its disparity with research on indicators / Ana J. Bridges, David Faust, and David Ahern -- Methods for the identification of sexually abused children : suggestions for clinical work and research / David Faust, Ana J. Bridges, and David Ahern -- Professional roles : key to accuracy and effectiveness / Charles Clark -- Ethical issues in child sexual abuse evaluations / Gerald Koocher -- Child development : normative sexual and non-sexual behaviors that may be confused with symptoms of sexual abuse / Debra A. Poole and Michele A. Wolfe -- The continuum of children's sexual behavior : moral and legal considerations / Kathryn Kuehnle, Jessica Gurney, and H.D. Kirkpatrick -- Normative memory development and the child witness / J. Zoe Klemfuss, Stephen Ceci, and Maggie Bruck -- Children's resistance to suggestion / Latonya Harris, Gail Goodman, Else Marie Augusti, Yoojin Chae, and Deborah Alley -- Recollections of childhood trauma : repression and recovery of memories during childhood and adolescence / Andrea Greenhoot and Monica Tsethlikai -- Forensic child sexual abuse evaluations: accuracy, ethics, and admissibility / Steve Herman -- Children's suggestibility : areas of consensus and controversy / Lindsay C. Malloy and Jodi Quas -- Interview protocols : adherence to best practice / Deirdre Brown and Michael E. Lamb -- Repeated interviewing : a critical evaluation of the risks and potential benefits / David La Rooy, Michael E. Lamb, and Margaret-Ellen Pipe -- The pros and cons of using dolls, drawing, body diagrams and other props in investigative interviews / Margaret-Ellen Pipe and Karen Salmon -- Unsupported assessment techniques in child sexual abuse evaluations / Daniel Murrie, David Martindale, and Monica Epstein -- The child advocacy center model / Mary Connell -- The extended forensic evaluation / Mary Connell -- The return of the ultimate issue : talking to the court in child sexual abuse cases / Daniel Shuman and Bill Austin -- Jurors and professionals in the legal system : what they know and what they should know about interviewing child witnesses / Julie A. Buck and Amye Warren
Summary "The Evaluation of Child Sexual Abuse Allegations: A Comprehensive Guide to Assessment and Testimony is the most in-depth and practical guide available for forensic psychologists and other mental health professionals working on child sexual abuse cases. It reflects the current knowledge in this field through contributions written by nationally and internationally recognized experts in applied research and practice." --Book Jacket
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Includes bibliographic references and index
Subject Child witnesses -- United States.
Child sexual abuse -- Investigation -- United States.
Child sexual abuse -- Investigation.
Interviewing in child abuse.
Author Kuehnle, Kathryn.
Connell, Mary.
LC no. 2008029090
ISBN 9780470288603 cloth