Handbook of Children in the Legal System (eBook, PDF)

Redaktion: Calloway, Ginger C.; Lee, S. Margaret

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This handbook brings together the relevant literature on children and their developmental characteristics, the legal venues in which they may appear, and the systemic issues practitioners must consider, to provide a thorough guide to working with children in the legal system.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 396
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. August 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780429674211
• Artikelnr.: 62366561

Autorenporträt

Ginger C. Calloway, PhD, is a clinically trained psychologist whose areas of forensic expertise include evaluation for Atkins' cases, evaluations of juveniles, evaluations for various legal competencies, and specific areas of consultation to attorneys. S. Margaret Lee, PhD, is a psychologist whose work focus is providing services to divorcing families and family law attorneys. Dr. Lee is a frequent presenter at national and international conferences in different areas of psychology/family law.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
PART ONE: Overview
Section I: Overview of Juvenile Justice System
Chapter 1: The Push-Me-Pull-You of Juvenile Justice
Chapter 2: A View from the Bench: Perspectives from a Former Juvenile Court Judge
Section II: Developmental Variables
Chapter 3: Children's Memory for Forensically Relevant Experiences
Chapter 4: Navigating Tricky Waters: Understanding and Supporting Children's Testimony About Experiencing and Witnessing Violence
PART TWO: Assessemnt
Chapter 5: Assessment: Methods, Measures, Protocols, and Report Writing
PART THREE: Case Studies
Chapter 6: Out of Home Care: Depending on the Kindness of Strangers
Chapter 7: Attachment Relationships for Attorneys: Using Expert Testimony to Guide the Courts Determination of Children's Best Interests in Family Court Cases
Chapter 8: Considerations when Working with Central American Immigrant Children in the Legal System
Chapter 9: Adolescent Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in the Civil Arena
Chapter 10: Interviewing Children about Sexual Abuse
Chapter 11: Interpersonal Violence and Children
Chapter 12: Giving Voice to Children in Non-Traditional Families
Chapter 13: Hague Convention Cases
Chapter 14: Resist Refuse Dynamics in Family Law with a Young Child
Chapter 15: A Case of Juvenile Homicide with Complex Issues of Mental Illness and Developmental Disorder
Chapter 16: The Role of Advocates for Children in Dependency Court
Appendices
Bibliography.