The double victim: The sexually abused child and the judicial system |
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Authors: | Sallie Ann Watkins DSW |
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Institution: | (1) Social Work at Bryce Hospital, Tuscaloosa, Alabama;(2) University Station, P.O. Box 2167, 35486 Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
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Abstract: | The American judical system continues to dampen the willingness of juvenile victims of sexual abuse to testify against their alleged abuser. A recent example of this continuing double victimization appears in the U.S. Supreme Court decision ofCoy v. Iowa (1988). The rights of minor sexual abuse victims are explored through case law, statutes, legal literature and historical references as they impact the minor during the judicial process. It is difficult to achieve justice for sexually abused children in a judicial system designed for adults; thus, the sexually abused child remains a double victim in our contemporary judicial system. |
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