TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1996//
TI  - Child sexual abuse investigations in Israel
JO  - Criminal justice and behavior
A1  - Sternberg, Kathleen J.
A1  - Lamb, Michael E.
A1  - Hershkowitz, Irit
SP  - 322
EP  - 337
VL  - 23
IS  - 2
N2  - This article describes how allegations of child sexual abuse are investigated and adjudicated in Israel. Believing that children may well be harmed by repeated interrogation and demands to testify and be cross-examined, Israeli legislators enacted special provisions several decades ago to ensure that children were spared these traumas. Recent evaluations of the system they established suggest that the protections concerned may have led inadvertently to various practices, including the failure to prosecute, that have not served children well. Possible remedies and a research program related to these issues are described.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0093-8548
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0093854896023002005
ID  - ref1
ER  -