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

By:

Hamilton, Marci

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008.Description: 1 online resource (viii, 160 pages)Content type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9781139206280
1139206281
9781139204705
113920470X
1139199617
9781139199612
1107186714
9781107186712
1280484462
9781280484469
1139205498
9781139205498
9786613579447
6613579440
1139203304
9781139203302
1139201883
9781139201889
0511720793
9780511720796
9781107673120
1107673127

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Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: Print version:: Justice denied.DDC classification:

345.73/025554 22

LOC classification:

KF9323 .H36 2008eb

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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.

Review: "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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Includes bibliographical references (pages 129-154) and index.

"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