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Justice denied : (Record no. 18418)

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INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
ISBN 9780521886215
MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME
Personal name Hamilton, Marci.
TITLE STATEMENT
Title Justice denied :
Remainder of title what America must do to protect its children /
Statement of responsibility, etc Marci A. Hamilton.
Copyright Date
Place of publication New York
Name of publisher CAMBRIDGE
Year of publication or production 2008
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Number of Pages 1 online resource (viii, 160 pages)
FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note 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.
SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc "There is a silent epidemic of childhood sexual abuse in the United States, but our legal system is not effectively protecting the most innocent from predators. Recent coverage of widespread abuse in schools and in churches has brought the once-taboo subject of childhood sexual abuse to the forefront. Despite increased awareness of this crisis, the United States has not succeeded in establishing effective means of deterring and preventing abuse or providing justice to victims." "Popular legal fixes, like sex offender registries, increased sentences, and pedophile-free zones, are ineffective without acknowledging that the problem extends well beyond schools and churches. The vast majority of survivors are sexually abused by family or family acquaintances - with 90 percent of abuse never being reported to the authorities." "In Justice Denied, 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. Most states have such short statutes of limitations that survivors cannot get to court before the doors are locked shut. Removing this arbitrary barrier would permit survivors to unmask their perpetrators and open a path to justice and public vindication."--Jacket
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Topical Term Child sexual abuse
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Topical Term Child abuse
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Topical Term Time (Law)
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Topical Term Délai (Droit)
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Topical Term LAW
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Topical Term Child abuse
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Topical Term Child sexual abuse
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Topical Term Time (Law)
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Topical Term Sexueller Missbrauch
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Topical Term Strafverfahrensrecht
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Topical Term Verjährung
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Topical Term Kind
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Topical Term Strafverfolgung
ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
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ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA)
Source of classification or shelving scheme Library of Congress Classification
Koha item type Books
Holdings
Full call number Accession Number Koha item type Permanent Location Current Location Date acquired
KF9756 .H36 2008 02013322 Books Spec. Study Centre Immigration, Gwagwalada, Abuja Spec. Study Centre Immigration, Gwagwalada, Abuja 09/23/2026