The double victim: The sexually abused child and the judicial system

Watkins, Sallie A.

doi:10.1007/bf00757587

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“…The study revealed that the justice system failed to promptly provide medical services, crisis intervention, and psychological aid or referring to appropriate services for cases of child. This finding is also inconsistent with the notion that police should facilitate the provision of medical services for victims of rape and sexual assault that aim the procedures easier for child victims (Watkins, 1990;Nicholas & Walker, 2004) and a special treatment recommended by international standards (UNODC, 2006;UNODC, 2009).…”

Section: Challenges In the Criminal Justice Systemmentioning

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Challenges and Prospects of the Criminal Justice System in Handling Child Victims and Alleged Offenders in Ethiopia

Eyasu

Haile

Tesfaye³

2020

Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol

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The current study aims to explore the challenges and prospects of the criminal justice system in handling child victims and alleged offenders in Bahir Dar metropolitan city, North West Ethiopia. A qualitative research design was adopted to achieve this goal. Primary data was collected through semi-structured interviews conducted with victimized children ( n = 25) and in-depth interviews conducted with key informants ( n = 15). Data were analyzed using inductive thematic analysis. The general emergent theme— encumbrance and motivation reflected the challenges and opportunities of the criminal justice system in handling child victims and alleged offenders, respectively. The results from the study revealed that the absence of child-friendly police stations, limited overall assessments and psychosocial supports for child victims, slow, tardy and insensitive justice process, and legal system gaps were critical issues at the initial police contact, investigation, and trial stages of the criminal justice system. It appears from this study that the wellbeing and support needs of victims and witnesses are not yet being adequately addressed. In this study, a major challenge identified was the deficit of law enforcement in the criminal justice system as to the detection and investigation of a crime involving child victims. On the other hand, the initiatives to introduce child protection units and child-friendly police stations, provision of support and assistance, and awareness-raising about child-friendly practices among the criminal justice system are the major prospects that have been taken place within the criminal justice system.

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Challenges and Prospects of the Criminal Justice System in Handling Child Victims and Alleged Offenders in Ethiopia

Eyasu

Haile

Tesfaye³

2020

Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol

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“…B. Watkins 1990). Nach Ansicht der schwachen Kulturalisten führt Akkulturation zu einer beklagenswerten, irregeleiteten, unkritischen oder ethisch bedenklichen (will heißen: unterdrückerischen, feigen und charakterlosen) Politik.…”

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Sexueller Kindesmissbrauch und die Wirkmacht der Kultur

Janssen¹

2008

Z Sex-Forsch

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The confrontation clause and the child victim of sexual abuse

Walton

1994

Child Adolesc Soc Work J

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Courtroom proceedings for child sexual abuse often represent a morass of conflicting rights and counterproductive justice. Within this article, conflicting rights of adults and children regarding courtroom testimony are explored with an interest in assessing the effects of testifying for children and addressing the process of making children's testimonies less traumatic and more credible.Attention to child sexual abuse has increased significantly within the past several years (

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The double victim: The sexually abused child and the judicial system

Cited by 8 publications

References 4 publications

Challenges and Prospects of the Criminal Justice System in Handling Child Victims and Alleged Offenders in Ethiopia

Challenges and Prospects of the Criminal Justice System in Handling Child Victims and Alleged Offenders in Ethiopia

Sexueller Kindesmissbrauch und die Wirkmacht der Kultur

The confrontation clause and the child victim of sexual abuse

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